METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al. (1995)

METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al.
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1995
	Decided: June 12, 1995
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	John Paul Stevens

METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 1995. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1995.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
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: 515 U.S. 291
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 conservative.