The Hertz Corporation v. Melinda Friend et al.

Decided February 23, 2010. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-1107 · 559 U.S. 77 (2010) · Cited 2,766 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 57 U.S. 314 (1854)
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
• McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 298 U.S. 178 (1936)
• Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375 (1994)
• Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co. · 526 U.S. 574 (1999)
• Felker v. Turpin · 518 U.S. 651 (1996)
• Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · 260 U.S. 226 (1922)
• Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee · 446 U.S. 458 (1980)
• First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De Cuba · 462 U.S. 611 (1983)
• Sisson v. Ruby · 497 U.S. 358 (1990)
• Black & White Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab & Transfer Co. · 276 U.S. 518 (1928)
• Mayor v. Cooper · 73 U.S. 247 (1868)
• Commissioner v. Soliman · 506 U.S. 168 (1993)

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• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning · 578 U.S. 374 (2016)
• Abbott v. Perez · 585 U.S. 579 (2018)
• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co. · 581 U.S. 170 (2017)
• Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC · 598 U.S. 175 (2023)
• Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles · 568 U.S. 588 (2013)
• Abbott v. Abbott · 560 U.S. 1 (2010)
• Badgerow v. Walters · 596 U.S. 1 (2022)
• Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach · 568 U.S. 115 (2013)
• EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C. · 605 U.S. 627 (2025)

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