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Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

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Douglas A. Boeckmann (on behalf of the respondent)
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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1418
Petitioner: 
Bloomer
Respondent: 
Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
445 U.S. 74 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, March 3, 1980
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

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The Oyez Project, Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. , 445 U.S. 74 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1418)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall