Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

Decided July 2, 1985. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-1569 · 473 U.S. 614 (1985) · Cited 3,702 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
• Wilko v. Swan · 346 U.S. 427 (1953)
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. · 407 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co. · 388 U.S. 395 (1967)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd · 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth · 471 U.S. 681 (1985)
• Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp. · 349 U.S. 322 (1955)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• McDonald v. City of West Branch · 466 U.S. 284 (1984)
• Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano · 457 U.S. 176 (1982)
• Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal. · 377 U.S. 13 (1964)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117 (1973)
• Blumenstock Bros. Advertising Agency v. Curtis Publishing Co. · 252 U.S. 436 (1920)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc. · 350 U.S. 198 (1956)
• United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)

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• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph · 531 U.S. 79 (2000)
• Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. · 552 U.S. 576 (2008)
• Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. · 514 U.S. 52 (1995)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle · 539 U.S. 444 (2003)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams · 532 U.S. 105 (2001)
• Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. · 525 U.S. 70 (1998)
• Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana · 596 U.S. 639 (2022)
• At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers · 475 U.S. 643 (1986)
• Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance · 517 U.S. 706 (1996)
• Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
• Vaden v. Discover Bank · 556 U.S. 49 (2009)
• Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. · 476 U.S. 409 (1986)
• Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown · 565 U.S. 530 (2012)
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• Kpmg LLP v. Cocchi · 565 U.S. 18 (2011)

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