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TEXACO INC. v. FOUAD N. DAGHER, et al. (2006)

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TEXACO INC. v. FOUAD N. DAGHER, et al.
Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 2006
Decided: February 28, 2006
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

TEXACO INC. v. FOUAD N. DAGHER, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 2006. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 2006.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 547 U.S. 1
  • 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: Clarence Thomas

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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