Reed v. United Transportation Union et al.

Decided January 11, 1989. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-1031 · 488 U.S. 319 (1989) · Cited 404 times

Holding

Section 101(a)(2) claims are governed by state general or residual personal injury statutes of limitations.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. · 483 U.S. 143 (1987)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Sadlowski · 457 U.S. 102 (1982)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• Hall v. Cole · 412 U.S. 1 (1973)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• Finnegan v. Leu · 456 U.S. 431 (1982)
• McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 357 U.S. 221 (1958)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• Burnett v. Grattan · 468 U.S. 42 (1984)

Cited by

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

• North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · 515 U.S. 29 (1995)
• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson · 501 U.S. 350 (1991)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 545 U.S. 409 (2005)
• Wooddell v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 71 · 502 U.S. 93 (1991)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1989). 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).