LAURO LINES S.R.L. v. CHASSER et al. (1989)
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| LAURO LINES S.R.L. v. CHASSER et al. |
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| Term: 1988 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 17, 1989 |
| Decided: May 22, 1989 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Antonin Scalia |
LAURO LINES S.R.L. v. CHASSER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1989. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1989.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 490 U.S. 495
- 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: William Brennan
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 conservative.
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