Daimler AG v. Bauman

Daimler AG v. Bauman
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 15, 2013
Decided January 14, 2014
Full case nameDaimlerChrysler AG, Petitioner v. Barbara Bauman, et al.
Docket no.11-965
Citations571 U.S. 117 (more)
134 S. Ct. 746; 187 L. Ed. 2d 624; 2014 U.S. LEXIS 644; 82 U.S.L.W. 4043
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Case history
PriorPlaintiffs' claims dismissed, Northern District of California; affirmed, 579 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 2009); reversed on rehearing, 644 F.3d 909 (9th Cir. 2011); rehearing en banc denied, 676 F.3d 774 (9th Cir. 2011).
Holding
Daimler cannot be sued in California for injuries allegedly caused by conduct of its Argentinian subsidiary when that conduct took place entirely outside of the United States.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan
ConcurrenceSotomayor (in judgment)
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court answered whether an American court may exercise jurisdiction over a foreign company based on the fact that a subsidiary of the company acts on its behalf in the jurisdictional state.[1] The court held that an American company cannot be sued for conduct occurring outside the United States and American courts do not have jurisdiction of such a claim.[2]

  1. ^ Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014).
  2. ^ "With Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler, High Court May Have Put Brakes On Forum Shopping - Forbes". Forbes.