Bowsher v. Merck & Co., 456 U.S. 925 (1982). · Go Syfert
Bowsher v. Merck & Co., 456 U.S. 925 (1982). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
190 citation events (19 in the last 25 years) across 41 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Orange County Sheriff's Office Employees Association, Jason Guidroz, Tracy Sorge, Matthew Wappler, Jessica Johnnie, Michael Lucia, Matt Bryant, Andrew Hollier, Elizabeth Frederick, Jonathan Payne, Donald Harmon, Cenovia Dempsey, Mark Felts, and Samantha Courtney v. Orange County, Texas (texapp, 2023-03-09) · Strongest negative: Dehorty v. New Castle County Council (ded, 1983-04-14)
Treatment trajectory · 1982 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1982 2004 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 25 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited "but see" Dehorty v. New Castle County Council
D. Del. · 1983 · signal: but see · confidence high
But see Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1201 (5th Cir.1981) (stating that qualified immunity is an affirmative defense, for which the burden of pleading and proving rests with the defendant), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Orange County Sheriff's Office Employees Association, Jason Guidroz, Tracy Sorge, Matthew Wappler, Jessica Johnnie, Michael Lucia, Matt Bryant, Andrew Hollier, Elizabeth Frederick, Jonathan Payne, Donald Harmon, Cenovia Dempsey, Mark Felts, and Samantha Courtney v. Orange County, Texas
Tex. App. · 2023 · signal: see · confidence high
See and compare Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S. Ct. 1969 , 72 L.
cited Cited "see" Isreal v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Henry v. State, 629 So.2d 1058 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993).
cited Cited "see" State v. Authement
La. Ct. App. · 1998 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Johnson, 404 So.2d 239, 247 (La.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Williams v. Bagley
Tex. App. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See and compare Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" McFatten v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Sierra Perez v. United States
D.P.R. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally Brown v. United States, 653 F.2d 196, 201 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" David Fountain v. West Point Military Academy Dan Bement, Col. Pierce Rushton, Jr., Col. Arthur Mulligan, Col. Rogers, Maj., Director of Admissions
6th Cir. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See Brown v. United States, 653 F.2d 196, 199 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 (1982); Mid-South Music Corp. v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, 579 F.Supp. 481, 483 (M.D.Tn.1983), aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 756 F.2d 23 (6th Cir.1984). 8 Accordingly, the district court's judgment is hereby affirmed pursuant to Rule 9(b)(5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.
discussed Cited "see" Herrera v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Edwards v. State, 529 So.2d 1213 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988); Matheson v. State, 468 So.2d 1011 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), cause dismissed, 500 So.2d 1341 (Fla. 1987); State v. Steinbrecher, 409 So.2d 510 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Gomien v. State, 172 So.2d 511 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965).
cited Cited "see" Dick Dickeson and Beth Weaver v. Deloyd Quarberg and the Board of County Commissioners of Hot Springs County, Wyoming
10th Cir. · 1988 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1200-01 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" State v. Hernandez
La. Ct. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
State v. Scott, supra ; State v. Watkins, 499 So.2d 91 (La.App. 4th Cir.1986); See State v. Johnson, 404 So.2d 239 (La.1981), cert. denied 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Brown
La. Ct. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Johnson, 404 So.2d 239 (La.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); State v. Albert, 430 So.2d 1279 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 433 So.2d 711 (La.1983).
cited Cited "see" State v. Scott
La. Ct. App. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Johnson, 404 So.2d 239 (La.1981), cert denied 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Patten v. Florida (2×)
SCOTUS · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
In Tedder v. State, 322 So.2d 908 (1975), the Florida Supreme Court held an override to be appropriate only where the "facts suggesting a sentence of death [are] so clear and convincing that virtually no reasonable person could differ." Id., at 910 ; accord, Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936, 942 (Fla.1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Matheson v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Stanley v. State, 451 So.2d 897 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984).
discussed Cited "see" Del Monte Banana Co. v. Chacon
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Dardashti v. Singer, 407 So.2d 1098 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Ali v. State, 352 So.2d 546 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977).
discussed Cited "see" Golden v. State
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936, 940 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); State v. Steinbrecher, 409 So.2d 510, 511 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982); Gomien v. State, 172 So.2d 511, 515 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Jack G. Kelly v. Charles C. Foti, Jr., City of New Orleans, John Doe, and Jane Roe
5th Cir. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1201 (5th Cir. Unit A July 1981) (refusing to entertain the fact-specific defense of qualified immunity for the first time on appeal), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 , and cert. denied, 456 U.S. 936 , 102 S.Ct. 1992 , 72 L.Ed.2d 455 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Burns v. County of Cambria
3rd Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
In Jones v. Dodson, 727 F.2d 1329 (4th Cir.1984), the court, after noting that the Branti Court “[fjlatly rejected ... any general notion that mutual trust and confidence could only exist between members of the same political party,” held that the duties of the deputy sheriffs did not implicate “ ‘partisan political interests.’ ” Id. at 1338 (quoting Branti, 445 U.S. at 519 , 100 S.Ct. at 1295 ); see also Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1201 (5th Cir.1981) (Unit A) (holding that in large department, “the absence of political cohesion between sheriff and deputy can hardly be sai…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Eugene Burns v. County Of Cambria
3rd Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
In Jones v. Dodson, 727 F.2d 1329 (4th Cir.1984), the court, after noting that the Branti Court "[f]latly rejected ... any general notion that mutual trust and confidence could only exist between members of the same political party," held that the duties of the deputy sheriffs did not implicate " 'partisan political interests.' " Id. at 1338 (quoting Branti, 445 U.S. at 519 , 100 S.Ct. at 1295 ); see also Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1201 (5th Cir.1981) (Unit A) (holding that in large department, "the absence of political cohesion between sheriff and deputy can hardly be said to undermine…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Edwards v. United States
Ct. Cl. · 1991 · signal: see also · confidence low
Venice Maid Co. v. United States, 225 Ct.Cl. 418, 429 , 639 F.2d 690, 697 (1980); see also Siller Bros., Inc. v. United States, 228 Ct.Cl. 76, 84 , 655 F.2d 1039, 1044-45 (1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Churchill Chemical Corp. v. United States, 221 Ct.Cl. 284, 293 , 602 F.2d 358, 364 (1979). .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Sheldon L. Wulf v. The City of Wichita, Gene Denton, and Richard Lamunyon
10th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see also · confidence low
However, it has also been recognized for some time *866 that “the state’s interest in regulating its police force can be exceptionally compelling.” Waters v. Chaffin, 684 F.2d at 836 ; see also Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1198 (5th Cir. Unit A 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982) and cert. denied, 456 U.S. 936 , 102 S.Ct. 1992 , 72 L.Ed.2d 455 (1982); Bickel v. Burkhart, 632 F.2d 1251, 1257 (5th Cir. Unit A 1980); Kannisto v. City and County of San Francisco, 541 F.2d 841, 843 (9th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 931 , 97 S.Ct. 1552 , 51 L.Ed…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Durrell v. Franklin County Commissioners
Me. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Barrett v. Thomas, 649 F.2d 1193, 1199 (5th Cir.1981) (applying Texas law), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1969 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Tanner v. McCall, 625 F.2d 1183, 1186 (5th Cir.1980) (applying Florida law), reh. denied, 629 F.2d 1350 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 451 U.S. 907 , 101 S.Ct. 1975 , 68 L.Ed.2d 295 (1981); see also Sikes v. Boone, 562 F.Supp. 74, 78 (N.D.Fla.1983), aff'd mem., 723 F.2d 918 (11th Cir.1983), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 959 , 104 S.Ct. 2171 , 80 L.Ed.2d 555 (1984) (citing cases supporting a sheriff’s control over the employment of deputy sheriffs…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Robert L. Arnsberg, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee
unknown court · 1985 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Norton v. United States, 581 F.2d 390, 392-93 (4th Cir.) (adopting Arnsberg’s incorporation argument), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1003 , 99 S.Ct. 613 , 58 L.Ed.2d 678 (1978), with Brown v. United States, 653 F.2d 196, 199-201 (5th Cir.1981) (rejecting the argument), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Pope v. State
Fla. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Odom v. State, 403 So.2d 936 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 925 , 102 S.Ct. 1970 , 72 L.Ed.2d 440 (1982); Lewis v. State, 398 So.2d 432 (Fla. 1981).
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Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States
v.
Merck & Co., Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc. v. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States
No. 81-1273; No. 81-1472.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 19, 1982.
456 U.S. 925
Published

C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted, cases consolidated, and a total of one hour allotted for oral argument. Reported below: 214 U. S. App. D. C. 418, 665 F. 2d 1236.