G.D. SEARLE & CO. v. COHN et al. (1982)

G.D. SEARLE & CO. v. COHN et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: December 7, 1981
	Decided: February 24, 1982
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell
Dissenting
	John Paul Stevens

G.D. SEARLE & CO. v. COHN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1982. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1981.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Out of state noncriminal defendant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 455 U.S. 404
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.