Musick, Peeler & Garrett, et al. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau et al.

Decided June 1, 1993. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-34 · 508 U.S. 286 (1993) · Cited 142 times

Holding

Defendants in a 10b–5 action have a right to seek contribution as a matter of federal law.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson · 501 U.S. 350 (1991)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg · 501 U.S. 1083 (1991)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston · 459 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner · 472 U.S. 299 (1985)
• Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
• Basic Inc. v. Levinson · 485 U.S. 224 (1988)
• Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · 406 U.S. 128 (1972)
• Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
• Pinter v. Dahl · 486 U.S. 622 (1988)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu · 450 U.S. 754 (1981)
• Randall v. Loftsgaarden · 478 U.S. 647 (1986)
• Kern County Land Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp. · 411 U.S. 582 (1973)

Cited by

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

• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. · 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. Stevens · 529 U.S. 765 (2000)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).