MEDTRONIC, INC. v. LORA LOHR ET VIR (1996)

MEDTRONIC, INC. v. LORA LOHR ET VIR
	Term: 1995
Important Dates
	Argued: April 23, 1996
	Decided: June 26, 1996
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

MEDTRONIC, INC. v. LORA LOHR ET VIR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1996. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1996.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
Petitioner: Medical supply or manufacturing co.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 518 U.S. 470
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: John Paul Stevens

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.