Thomas Cipollone, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Rose D. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al.

Decided June 24, 1992. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-1038 · 505 U.S. 504 (1992) · Cited 2,631 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller · 486 U.S. 174 (1988)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
• Malone v. White Motor Corp. · 435 U.S. 497 (1978)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• United States v. Price · 361 U.S. 304 (1960)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• United States v. Mitchell · 445 U.S. 535 (1980)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell · 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc. · 469 U.S. 189 (1985)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• McDermott v. Wisconsin · 228 U.S. 115 (1913)

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• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
• Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. · 552 U.S. 312 (2008)
• American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens · 513 U.S. 219 (1995)
• Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
• Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
• Freightliner Corp. v. Myrick · 514 U.S. 280 (1995)
• Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. · 550 U.S. 1 (2007)
• Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. · 570 U.S. 1 (2013)
• Cuomo v. Clearing House Ass'n, LLC · 557 U.S. 519 (2009)
• CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · 507 U.S. 658 (1993)
• BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation · 511 U.S. 531 (1994)
• At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board · 525 U.S. 366 (1999)
• Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine · 537 U.S. 51 (2002)
• Department of Revenue of Ore. v. ACF Industries, Inc. · 510 U.S. 332 (1994)
• United States v. Lopez · 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
• Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson · 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
• Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
• American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
• District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade · 506 U.S. 125 (1992)
• Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. · 507 U.S. 218 (1993)
• Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. · 523 U.S. 751 (1998)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 535 U.S. 1 (2002)
• Coventry Health Care of Mo., Inc. v. Nevils · 581 U.S. 87 (2017)

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