TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (2007)

TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: January 16, 2007
	Decided: March 20, 2007
Outcome
	Vacated 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

TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 2007. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 2007.

In a 9-0 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 California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 549 U.S. 443
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: Samuel Alito

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.