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USNER v. LUCKENBACH OVERSEAS CORP. et al. (1971)

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USNER v. LUCKENBACH OVERSEAS CORP. et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1970
Decided: January 25, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan II

USNER v. LUCKENBACH OVERSEAS CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1971. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1970.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 400 U.S. 494
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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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