MATSUSHITA ELEC. INDUSTRIAL CO. v. EPSTEIN

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Ostrager argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.

Henry Paul Monaghan argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Harold Edgar, Roger W. Kirby, and Irving Malchman.*

Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined, and in which Stevens, J., joined as to Parts I, II—A, and II—C. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, p. 387. Ginsburg, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Stevens, J., joined, and in which Souter, J., joined as to Part II—B, p. 388.