SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. ET AL.

v.

SHELL OIL CO. ET AL.

Citator

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• Carlson v. Green, 446 U.S. 14 (U.S. 1980)
  …rt reasoned that the Indiana law, if applied, would “subvert” “the policy of allowing complete vindication of constitutional rights” by making it “more advantageous for a tortfeasor to kill rather than to injure.” Id., at 674. We granted certiorari. 442 U. S. 940 (1979). We affirm. ^ Bivens established that the victims of a constitutional violation by a federal agent have a right to recover damages against the official in federal court despite the absence of any statute conferring such a right. Such a caus…
• Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Milhollin, 444 U.S. 555 (U.S. 1980)
  …ory and regulatory provisions. In adopting its particular approach, the Court of Appeals mapped a path through the disclosure thicket that diverges from the routes traveled by the Courts of Appeals for several other Circuits.6 We granted certiorari, 442 U. S. 940 (1979), to resolve the conflict. We reverse. II The Truth in Lending Act has the broad purpose of promoting “the informed use of credit” by assuring “meaningful disclosure of credit terms” to consumers. 15 U. S. C. § 1601. Because of their complex…
• United States v. Mitchell, 445 U.S. 535 (U.S. 1980)
  …mismanagement of the kind alleged breaches the Government’s fiduciary duty under the General Allotment Act, the court held that the Act provides Indian allottees a cause of action for money damages against the United States. We granted certiorari, 442 U. S. 940 (1979), and now reverse and remand. II It is elementary that “[t]he United States, as sovereign, is immune from suit save as it consents to be sued . . . , and the terms of its consent to be sued in any court define that court’s jurisdiction to en…