Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co.

Decided February 21, 2024. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-500 · 601 U.S. 65 (2024) · Cited 22 times

Holding

Choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law, with narrow exceptions not applicable in this case.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

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.

• Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance · 348 U.S. 310 (1955)
• Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. · 543 U.S. 14 (2004)
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. · 407 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries · 586 U.S. 446 (2019)
• Kossick v. United Fruit Co. · 365 U.S. 731 (1961)
• The Kensington · 183 U.S. 263 (1902)
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute · 499 U.S. 585 (1991)
• American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
• The Lottawanna · 88 U.S. 558 (1875)
• Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp. · 349 U.S. 85 (1955)
• Exxon Corp. v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc. · 500 U.S. 603 (1991)
• Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker · 554 U.S. 471 (2008)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc. · 476 U.S. 858 (1986)
• Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen · 244 U.S. 205 (1916)
• Lauritzen v. Larsen · 345 U.S. 571 (1953)
• Sisson v. Ruby · 497 U.S. 358 (1990)
• Exxon Co. v. Sofec, Inc. · 517 U.S. 830 (1996)
• Dutra Group v. Batterton · 588 U.S. 358 (2019)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2024). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).