Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano

457 U.S. 176 · Decided June 15, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano was decided on June 15, 1982 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.

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Full case caption

Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1981-118, docket 1981-118-01.

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