Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
| Burger King v. Rudzewicz | |
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| Argued January 28, 1985 Decided May 20, 1985 | |
| Full case name | Burger King Corporation v. John Rudzewicz |
| Citations | 471 U.S. 462 (more) 105 S. Ct. 2174; 85 L. Ed. 2d 528; 53 U.S.L.W. 4541 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Judgment for Burger King (S.D. Fla.); rev'd, 724 F.2d 1505 (11th Cir.); rehearing en banc denied, 729 F.2d 1468; consideration of jurisdiction postponed to hearing of merits, 469 U.S. 814 (1984). |
| Holding | |
| The District Court's exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to Florida's long-arm statute did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by White |
| Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Burger King v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985), is a notable case in United States civil procedure that came before the Supreme Court of the United States addressing personal jurisdiction.