AZZARELLI CONSTRUCTION CO. ET AL.

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (28 total)

• Tex. Dep't of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248 (U.S. 1981)
  …remanded the case for computation of backpay.3 Because the decision of the Court of Appeals as to the burden of proof borne by the defendant conflicts with interpretations of our precedents adopted by other Courts of Appeals,4 we granted certiorari. 447 U. S. 920 (1980). We now vacate the Fifth Circuit’s decision and remand for application of the correct standard. II In McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U. S. 792 (1973), we set forth the basic allocation of burdens and order of presentation of proof in…
• Carson v. Am. Brands, Inc., 450 U.S. 79 (U.S. 1981)
  …njunctio[n]” under 28 U. S. C. § 1292 (a)(1).5 Three judges dissented, concluding that the order refusing to approve the consent decree was appealable under 28 U. S. C. § 1292 (a)(1). Noting a conflict in the Circuits,6 we granted certiorari. [*83] 447 U. S. 920 (1980). We hold that the order is appealable under 28 U. S. C. § 1292 (a)(1), and accordingly reverse the Court of Appeals.7 II The first Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, established the general principle that only final decisions of the federal…
• Nw. Airlines, Inc. v. Transp. Workers Union of Am., Afl-Cio, 451 U.S. 77 (U.S. 1981)
  …49, 606 F. 2d 1350,1356 (1979). Unlike the Court of Appeals, we think the basic legal questions raised by the motions to dismiss petitioner’s contribution claims are ripe for decision.15 The importance of these questions led us to grant certiorari. 447 U. S. 920. I We first put to one side certain questions that we need not address. We shall then discuss the two quite different theories that might support petitioner’s claimed right to contribution. At common law there was no right to contribution among j…