Omni Capital International, Ltd., et al. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd., et al.

Decided December 8, 1987. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-740 · 484 U.S. 97 (1987) · Cited 1,419 times

Holding

The District Court lacked personal jurisdiction over respondents in this federal-question litigation under the CEA.

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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.

• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• Robertson v. Railroad Labor Board · 268 U.S. 619 (1925)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee · 456 U.S. 694 (1982)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• Mississippi Publishing Corp. v. Murphree · 326 U.S. 438 (1946)

Cited by

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

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend · 557 U.S. 404 (2009)
• BNSF R. Co. v. Tyrrell · 581 U.S. 402 (2017)
• Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc. · 526 U.S. 344 (1999)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1987). 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).