Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson
1986 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson, 478 U.S. 804 (1986), was a United States Supreme Court decision[1] involving the original jurisdiction of the federal district courts under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question jurisdiction).[2]
Quick Facts Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson, Argued April 28, 1986 Decided July 7, 1986 ...
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson | |
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Argued April 28, 1986 Decided July 7, 1986 | |
Full case name | Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson, et al., as next friends and guardians of Thompson, et al. |
Citations | 478 U.S. 804 (more) 106 S. Ct. 3229; 92 L. Ed. 2d 650; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 143; 54 U.S.L.W. 5088 |
Case history | |
Prior | Thompson v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 766 F.2d 1005 (6th Cir. 1985); cert. granted, 474 U.S. 1004 (1985). |
Holding | |
A violation of a federal statute, as part of a claim, is not sufficient for the federal courts to claim original jurisdiction if the statute does not create a private remedy for violations of the statute. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. § 1331 |
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