William Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
509 U.S. 579 · Decided June 28, 1993 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
William Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was decided on June 28, 1993 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 509 U.S. 579 · 113 S. Ct. 2786 · 125 L. Ed. 2d 469 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4408
- Docket number
- 92-102
- Decided
- June 28, 1993
- Argued
- March 30, 1993
- Court era
- Rehnquist 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
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Harry A. Blackmun
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority |
Full case caption
William Daubert, et Ux., Etc., et al. v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1992-114, docket 1992-114-01.
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