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RUHRGAS AG v. MARATHON OIL CO.

No. 98-470.

526 U.S. 574 (1999)

119 S.Ct. 1563

143 L.Ed.2d 760

RUHRGAS AG v. MARATHON OIL CO. et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Alan Wright argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Ben H. Sheppard, Jr., Harry M. Reasoner, Guy S. Lipe, and Arthur R. Miller.

Clifton T. Hutchinson argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were J. Gregory Taylor, David J. Schenck, and David L. Shapiro.*

Justice Ginsburg, delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the authority of the federal courts to adjudicate controversies. Jurisdiction to resolve cases on the merits requires both authority over the category of claim in suit (subject-matter jurisdiction) and authority over the parties (personal jurisdiction), so that the court's decision will bind them. In Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Environment...

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