HOWARD DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., et al. v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. (2006)

HOWARD DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., et al. v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: March 21, 2006
	Decided: June 15, 2006
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter

HOWARD DELIVERY SERVICE, INC., et al. v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 2006. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 2006.

In a 6-3 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 West Virginia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
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: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 547 U.S. 651
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.