HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. v. RICHARD SPERLING et al. (1989)

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. v. RICHARD SPERLING et al.
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: October 2, 1989
	Decided: December 11, 1989
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. v. RICHARD SPERLING et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 1989. The case was argued before the court on October 2, 1989.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 493 U.S. 165
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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.