Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Government of India et al.

Decided January 11, 1978. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-749 · 434 U.S. 308 (1978) · Cited 206 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• Georgia v. Evans · 316 U.S. 159 (1942)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• United States v. Cooper Corp. · 312 U.S. 600 (1941)
• Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino · 376 U.S. 398 (1964)
• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• United States v. Fox · 94 U.S. 315 (1877)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Towne v. Eisner · 245 U.S. 418 (1918)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. United States · 304 U.S. 126 (1938)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi · 292 U.S. 313 (1934)
• Ex Parte Republic of Peru · 318 U.S. 578 (1943)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co. · 145 U.S. 444 (1892)
• Dollar Savings Bank v. United States · 86 U.S. 227 (1874)
• United States v. Wise · 370 U.S. 405 (1962)
• Helvering v. Morgan's, Inc. · 293 U.S. 121 (1934)
• Ohio v. Helvering · 292 U.S. 360 (1934)
• Republic of Mexico v. Hoffman · 324 U.S. 30 (1945)
• Stanley v. Schwalby · 147 U.S. 508 (1893)
• Cotton v. United States · 52 U.S. 229 (1851)

Cited by

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

• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• Inyo County, California v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony · 538 U.S. 701 (2003)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Quern v. Jordan · 440 U.S. 332 (1979)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Kansas v. UtiliCorp United Inc. · 497 U.S. 199 (1990)
• United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (USA) Ltd. · 540 U.S. 736 (2004)

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