SINOCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION (2007)

SINOCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: January 9, 2007
	Decided: March 5, 2007
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

SINOCHEM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. v. MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 2007. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 2007.

In a 9-0 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 Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 549 U.S. 422
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.