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McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander

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Jennifer J. Bercier (on behalf of the Respondent)
James E. Doyle (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1474
Petitioner: 
McDermott International, Inc.
Respondent: 
Wilander
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 337 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, December 3, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 19, 1991
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nongovernmental Liability

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The Oyez Project, McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander , 498 U.S. 337 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1474)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Wilander, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Jones, or Death on the High Seas

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