METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al. (1997)

METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al.
	Term: 1996
Important Dates
	Argued: March 17, 1997
	Decided: June 19, 1997
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

METROPOLITAN STEVEDORE COMPANY v. JOHN RAMBO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1997. The case was argued before the court on March 17, 1997.

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 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: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 521 U.S. 121
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: David Souter

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.