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Patrickson","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.512320Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:31.544677Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"the sides that brought the case claim a foreign sovereign owns a subsidiary. the opposing sides say only direct shares count.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2003-01-22T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2002","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/01-593.html","primary_docket":"01-593","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:31:40.226899Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["The case tests the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. It asks if parent stock equals subsidiary stock."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 22, 2003."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 3-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 3-3"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the sides that brought the case want the Court to treat parent stock as subsidiary ownership.","the opposing sides want the Court to treat parent and subsidiary shares as distinct."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the sides that brought the case argue the foreign sovereign owns the subsidiary through its parent.","the opposing sides argue corporate law separates parent and subsidiary shareholders."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if ownership capacity changed over time.","Justices questioned the relevance of recent corporate law decisions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 3-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 3-3"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This defines sovereign immunity for foreign state-owned companies. It determines which entities gain legal protection in U.S. courts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 3-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 3-3"}]}],"slug":"2002-01-593-dole-food-co-v-patrickson","term":"2002","title":"Does owning parent stock count as owning subsidiary stock?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 17-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 17-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 43, lines 23-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 43, lines 23-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 35-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2002/01-593.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 35-33"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}