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Tibble v. Edison International

575 U.S. 523 · Decided May 18, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Tibble v. Edison International was decided on May 18, 2015 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employee Retirement Income Security Act” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
575 U.S. 523 · 135 S. Ct. 1823 · 191 L. Ed. 2d 795 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3171
Docket number
13-550
Decided
May 18, 2015
Argued
February 24, 2015
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Stephen G. Breyer
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Full case caption

Tibble v. Edison International

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-045, docket 2014-045-01.

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