Halo Electronics v. Pulse Electronics

Decided June 13, 2016. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14-1513 · 579 U.S. 93 (2016) · Cited 467 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Burr · 551 U.S. 47 (2007)
• Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. · 377 U.S. 476 (1964)
• Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. · 546 U.S. 132 (2005)
• Seymour v. McCormick · 57 U.S. 480 (1854)
• Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc. · 510 U.S. 517 (1994)
• Clark v. Wooster · 119 U.S. 322 (1886)
• Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management System, Inc. · 572 U.S. 559 (2014)
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
• Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C. · 547 U.S. 388 (2006)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Kolstad v. American Dental Assn. · 527 U.S. 526 (1999)
• Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. · 489 U.S. 141 (1989)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Tilghman v. Proctor · 125 U.S. 136 (1888)
• Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Zipes · 491 U.S. 754 (1989)
• Dowling v. United States · 473 U.S. 207 (1985)
• Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. · 569 U.S. 576 (2013)
• Day v. Woodworth · 54 U.S. 363 (1852)

Cited by

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• SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC · 580 U.S. 328 (2017)
• Opati v. Republic of Sudan · 590 U.S. 418 (2020)
• WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. · 585 U.S. 407 (2018)
• Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · 579 U.S. 197 (2016)
• E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera · 604 U.S. 45 (2025)

Official text

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