Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.a., et al., Petitioners v. Edgar D. Brown, et Ux., Co-Administrators of the Estate of Julian David Brown, et al.

Decided June 27, 2011. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 10-76 · 564 U.S. 915 (2011) · Cited 4,319 times

Holding

Petitioners were not amenable to suit in North Carolina on claims unrelated to any activity of petitioners in the forum State.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• Calder v. Jones · 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. · 465 U.S. 770 (1984)

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• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. · 592 U.S. 351 (2021)
• BNSF R. Co. v. Tyrrell · 581 U.S. 402 (2017)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. · 569 U.S. 108 (2013)
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)

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