OSTERNECK et al. v. ERNST & WHINNEY (1989)

OSTERNECK et al. v. ERNST & WHINNEY
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: November 29, 1988
	Decided: February 21, 1989
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

OSTERNECK et al. v. ERNST & WHINNEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1989. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1988.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 489 U.S. 169
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.