McDermott, Inc. v. Amclyde and River Don Castings Ltd.

Decided April 20, 1994. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-1479 · 511 U.S. 202 (1994) · Cited 322 times

Holding

The nonsettling defendants’ liability should be calculated with reference to the jury’s allocation of proportionate responsibility, not by giving them a credit for the dollar amount of the settlement.

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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.

• United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
• Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 443 U.S. 256 (1979)
• East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc. · 476 U.S. 858 (1986)
• Miles v. Apex Marine Corp. · 498 U.S. 19 (1990)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Honeycutt v. United States · 581 U.S. 443 (2017)
• City of Milwaukee v. Cement Division, National Gypsum Co. · 515 U.S. 189 (1995)

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