Election of remedies: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Election of remedies,” part of the Economic Activity area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 107 decisions, newest first

• Willard Stewart v. Dutra Construction Company
  543 U.S. 481Decided February 22, 20058–0Clarence Thomas
• Pacificare Health Systems, Inc. v. Jeffrey Book
  538 U.S. 401Decided April 7, 20038–0Antonin Scalia
• Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Freeman Ayers
  538 U.S. 135Decided March 10, 20035–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation v. Celestine Garris
  532 U.S. 811Decided June 4, 20019–0Antonin Scalia
• El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. v. Tsui Yuan Tseng
  525 U.S. 155Decided January 12, 19998–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley
  521 U.S. 424Decided June 23, 19977–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo
  521 U.S. 121Decided June 19, 19976–3David H. Souter
• Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director
  519 U.S. 248Decided February 18, 19979–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Marjorie Zicherman, Etc. v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
  516 U.S. 217Decided January 16, 19969–0Antonin Scalia
• Yamaha Motor Corporation, U. S. A. v. Lucien B. Calhoun
  516 U.S. 199Decided January 9, 19969–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/v Sky Reefer
  515 U.S. 528Decided June 19, 19957–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo
  515 U.S. 291Decided June 12, 19958–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Antonio Mastrobuono and Diana G. Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.
  514 U.S. 52Decided March 6, 19958–1John Paul Stevens
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall
  512 U.S. 532Decided June 24, 19946–3Clarence Thomas
• Bath Iron Works Corporation v. Director
  506 U.S. 153Decided January 12, 19939–0John Paul Stevens
• Southwest Marine, Inc. v. Byron Gizoni
  502 U.S. 81Decided December 4, 19918–0Byron R. White
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute et Vir
  499 U.S. 585Decided April 17, 19917–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Mercedel W. Miles v. Apex Marine Corporation
  498 U.S. 19Decided November 6, 19908–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Sisson v. Ruby
  497 U.S. 358Decided June 25, 19909–0Thurgood Marshall
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Nancy J. Schwalb and William McGlone
  493 U.S. 40Decided November 28, 19899–0Byron R. White
• Northbrook National Insurance Company v. Larry W. Brewer
  493 U.S. 6Decided November 7, 19898–1Thurgood Marshall
• Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Morgan
  486 U.S. 330Decided June 6, 19887–2Byron R. White
• Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller
  486 U.S. 174Decided May 23, 19886–2Thurgood Marshall
• Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp.
  486 U.S. 140Decided May 16, 19889–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Fausto
  484 U.S. 439Decided January 25, 19885–3Antonin Scalia
• Atchison v. Buell
  480 U.S. 557Decided March 24, 19879–0John Paul Stevens
• Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. Tallentire
  477 U.S. 207Decided June 23, 19865–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Lorenzetti
  467 U.S. 167Decided May 29, 19849–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer
  462 U.S. 523Decided June 15, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. Duris
  461 U.S. 529Decided May 23, 19839–0Thurgood Marshall
• Director v. Perini North River Associates
  459 U.S. 297Decided January 11, 19838–1Sandra Day O'Connor
• Foremost Insurance Co. v. Richardson
  457 U.S. 668Decided June 23, 19825–4Thurgood Marshall
• Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co., Ltd.
  451 U.S. 596Decided May 18, 19819–0John Paul Stevens
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director
  449 U.S. 268Decided December 15, 19808–1John Paul Stevens
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co.Altered precedent
  448 U.S. 261Decided June 27, 19807–2John Paul Stevens
• Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania
  447 U.S. 715Decided June 23, 19809–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez
  446 U.S. 274Decided May 12, 19806–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
  445 U.S. 74Decided March 3, 19808–1Thurgood Marshall
• Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham
  436 U.S. 618Decided June 5, 19786–2John Paul Stevens
• Robertson v. Wegmann
  436 U.S. 584Decided May 31, 19786–3Thurgood Marshall
• Miree v. Dekalb County
  433 U.S. 25Decided June 21, 19779–0William H. Rehnquist
• Northeast Marine Terminal Co., Inc. v. Caputo
  432 U.S. 249Decided June 17, 19779–0Thurgood Marshall
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ludwig
  426 U.S. 479Decided June 14, 19768–0Per curiam
• United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.
  425 U.S. 164Decided March 30, 19767–1Thurgood Marshall
• Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner
  423 U.S. 3Decided November 3, 19758–0Per curiam
• Intercounty Construction Corp. v. Walter
  422 U.S. 1Decided June 16, 19759–0William H. Rehnquist
• Vella v. Ford Motor Co.
  421 U.S. 1Decided April 15, 19759–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
  417 U.S. 506Decided June 17, 19745–4Potter Stewart
• Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet
  414 U.S. 573Decided January 21, 19745–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland
  409 U.S. 249Decided December 18, 19729–0Potter Stewart
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
  407 U.S. 1Decided June 12, 19728–1Warren E. Burger
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.Altered precedent
  406 U.S. 320Decided May 15, 19727–1William H. Rehnquist
• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law
  404 U.S. 202Decided December 13, 19715–2Byron R. White
• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
  404 U.S. 97Decided December 6, 19717–0Potter Stewart
• McClanahan v. Morauer & Hartzell, Inc.
  404 U.S. 16Decided November 8, 19716–1Per curiam
• U.S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles
  400 U.S. 351Decided January 13, 19715–4William O. Douglas
• Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Altered precedent
  398 U.S. 375Decided June 15, 19708–0John M. Harlan II
• Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. Rhoditis
  398 U.S. 306Decided June 8, 19705–3William O. Douglas
• Nacirema Operating Co., Inc. v. Johnson
  396 U.S. 212Decided December 9, 19695–3Byron R. White
• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  395 U.S. 352Decided June 9, 19698–0Byron R. White
• Crane v. Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co.
  395 U.S. 164Decided May 26, 19695–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.
  390 U.S. 459Decided April 1, 19688–0Potter Stewart
• Hogue v. Southern Railway Co.
  390 U.S. 516Decided April 1, 19688–1Per curiam
• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States
  389 U.S. 191Decided December 4, 19678–0Abe Fortas
• Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  386 U.S. 731Decided May 8, 19677–2Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Demko
  385 U.S. 149Decided December 5, 19667–2Hugo L. Black
• Walker v. Southern Railway Co.
  385 U.S. 196Decided December 5, 19666–3Per curiam
• Amell v. United States
  384 U.S. 158Decided May 16, 19667–2Earl Warren
• Gondeck v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
  382 U.S. 25Decided October 18, 19657–1Per curiam
• Burnett v. New York Central Railroad Co.
  380 U.S. 424Decided April 5, 19659–0Arthur J. Goldberg
• Crider v. Zurich Insurance Co.
  380 U.S. 39Decided March 1, 19656–3William O. Douglas
• Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.
  379 U.S. 148Decided December 7, 19648–1Hugo L. Black
• Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co.
  370 U.S. 114Decided June 4, 19626–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Richards v. United States
  369 U.S. 1Decided February 26, 19629–0Earl Warren
• Kossick v. United Fruit Co.
  365 U.S. 731Decided April 17, 19616–3John M. Harlan II
• Nolan v. Transocean Air Lines
  365 U.S. 293Decided February 20, 19619–0Per curiam
• Schilling v. Rogers
  363 U.S. 666Decided June 20, 19605–4John M. Harlan II
• Hess v. United States
  361 U.S. 314Decided January 18, 19606–3Potter Stewart
• Goett v. Union Carbide Corp.
  361 U.S. 340Decided January 18, 19605–4Per curiam
• Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. Day
  360 U.S. 548Decided June 29, 19596–3Felix Frankfurter
• Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Price
  360 U.S. 601Decided June 29, 19596–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. 93.970 Acres of Land
  360 U.S. 328Decided June 22, 19599–0Hugo L. Black
• Patterson v. United States
  359 U.S. 495Decided May 18, 19597–2Per curiam
• The Monrosa v. Carbon Black Export, Inc.
  359 U.S. 180Decided March 30, 19595–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.
  358 U.S. 354Decided February 24, 19597–2Felix Frankfurter
• The Tungus v. Skovgaard
  358 U.S. 588Decided February 24, 19595–4Potter Stewart
• Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
  358 U.S. 625Decided February 24, 19599–0Potter Stewart
• Hahn v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co.
  358 U.S. 272Decided January 12, 19595–2Per curiam
• McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
  357 U.S. 221Decided June 23, 19586–3Earl Warren
• Alaska Industrial Board v. Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
  356 U.S. 320Decided April 28, 19588–1William O. Douglas
• British Transport Commission v. United States
  354 U.S. 129Decided June 10, 19576–3Tom C. Clark
• Lake Tankers Corp. v. Henn
  354 U.S. 147Decided June 10, 19575–3Tom C. Clark
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo
  351 U.S. 493Decided June 11, 19567–2Sherman Minton
• Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  351 U.S. 502Decided June 11, 19565–4Sherman Minton
• Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud
  351 U.S. 525Decided June 11, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Archawski v. Hanioti
  350 U.S. 532Decided April 9, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
  348 U.S. 310Decided February 28, 19556–2Hugo L. Black
• Watson et Ux. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.
  348 U.S. 66Decided December 6, 19548–0Hugo L. Black
• Jacobson v. New York
  347 U.S. 909Decided February 8, 19549–0Per curiam
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
  346 U.S. 406Decided December 7, 19536–3Hugo L. Black
• Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. v. Henderson
  346 U.S. 366Decided November 9, 19538–0Per curiam
• Lauritzen v. Larsen
  345 U.S. 571Decided May 25, 19537–1Robert H. Jackson
• Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. O'Rourke
  344 U.S. 334Decided January 12, 19535–4Stanley F. Reed
• Johansen v. United States
  343 U.S. 427Decided May 26, 19525–4Stanley F. Reed
• Desper v. Starved Rock Ferry Co.
  342 U.S. 187Decided January 2, 19527–2Robert H. Jackson
• Pillsbury v. United Engineering Co.
  342 U.S. 197Decided January 2, 19526–3Sherman Minton
• American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello
  330 U.S. 446Decided March 10, 19477–2Stanley F. Reed

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error