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Case Name	GLORIA GAIL KURNS, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGE M. CORSON, DECEASED, et al., PETITIONERS v. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS CORPORATION et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 29, 2012
Date Argument	November 09, 2011
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	132 S. Ct. 1261 2012 U.S. LEXIS 1836 182 L. Ed. 2d 116
Docket	10-879

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Petitioner	retired or former employee
Respondent	manufacturer

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	FEDERALISM Federal Pre-emption Of State Court Jurisdiction INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito regular concurrence Kagan dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor

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SCDB ID

2011-029-01

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