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487 U.S. 1235

Shell Oil Co. v. City of Santa Monica

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1988-06-30

Relies on Shell Oil Company v. City of Santa Monica

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Decided 1988-06-30

How this case has been cited

Cited by 289 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently July 2018 · most notably Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. (1989), Napoletano v. CIGNA Healthcare of Connecticut, Inc. (1996)

131 federal appellate · 16 district · 51 state decisions — followed in 15 states

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