| No. 08-905 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 21, 2009 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (07-2431. 07-2432) |
| Decision Date: | September 9, 2008 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 17, 2008 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 15 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2009) |
| Feb 13 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 23, 2009. |
| Mar 23 2009 | Brief of respondents Richard Reynolds, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Apr 7 2009 | Reply of petitioners Merck & Co., Inc., et al. filed. |
| Apr 8 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2009. |
| May 5 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2009. |
| May 11 2009 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Merck & Co., Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 13 2009 | Supplemental brief of respondents Richard Reynolds, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| May 26 2009 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 17 2009 | The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 10, 2009. |
| Jun 17 2009 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 16, 2009. |
| Jul 20 2009 | Blanket consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner and counsel for respondent. |
| Aug 10 2009 | Joint appendix filed. (Jt. appendix in two volumes). Statement of costs received. |
| Aug 10 2009 | Brief of petitioners Merck & Co., Inc., et al. filed. |
| Aug 17 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America filed. |
| Aug 17 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - the Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| Aug 17 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| Aug 17 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed. |
| Aug 17 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Sep 28 2009 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 30 2009. |
| Sep 29 2009 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 14 2009 | The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 19, 2009. |
| Oct 19 2009 | Brief of respondents Richard Reynolds, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed). |
| Oct 26 2009 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Change to Win and The Change to Win Investment Group filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Council of Institutional Investors filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz and Dr. Joseph S. Ross filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 26 2009 | Brief amici curiae of Faculty at Law and Business Schools filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 9 2009 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Nov 10 2009 | Record received from US.C.A. for Third Circuit. (1 box) |
| Nov 12 2009 | Reply of petitioners Merck & Co., Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 12 2009 | Record for U.S.D.C. for the District of New Jersey is Electronic. |
| Nov 12 2009 | Additional Record received from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. (1 box) |
| Nov 24 2009 | Letter from counsel for amici Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz and Dr. Joseph S. Ross proposing to lodge copies of a transcript of Dr. Krumholz's testimony cited to in petitioners' reply brief on the merits. |
| Nov 30 2009 | Argued. For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D.C. For respondents: David C. Frederick, Washington, D.C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam | Williams & Connolly LLP | (202) 434-5050 |
| Counsel of Record | 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| kshanmugam@wc.com | ||
| Party name: Merck & Co., Inc., et al. | ||
| Evan R. Chesler | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | (212) 474-1000 |
| 825 Eighth Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10019-7475 | ||
| Party name: Merck & Co., Inc., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| David C. Frederick | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. | (202) 326-7900 |
| Counsel of Record | 1615 M Street, N.W. | |
| Suite 400 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| dfrederick@khhte.com | ||
| Party name: Richard Reynolds, et al. | ||
| Max W. Berger | Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP | (212) 554-1400 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| Party name: Richard Reynolds, et al. | ||
| David A. P. Brower | Brower Piven | (212) 501-9000 |
| 488 Madison Avenue | ||
| Eighth Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| Party name: Richard Reynolds, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Richard D. Bernstein | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | (202) 303-1000 |
| 1875 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| Party name: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association | ||
| Stanley D. Bernstein | Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP | (212) 779-1414 |
| 10 East 40th Street, 22nd Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10016 | ||
| Party name: AARP, et al. | ||
| Lisa L. Casey | P.O. Box 780 | (574)-631-5549 |
| South Bend, IN 46556 | ||
| lcasey@nd.edu | ||
| Party name: Faculty at Law and Business Schools | ||
| Jonathan F. Cohn | Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America | ||
| Gregory S. Coleman | Yetter, Warden & Coleman, L.L.P. | (512) 533-0150 |
| 221 West Sixth Street, Suite 750 | ||
| Austin, TX 78701 | ||
| gcoleman@yetterwarden.com | ||
| Party name: Council of Institutional Investors | ||
| Jay W. Eisenhofer | Grant & Eisenhofer PA | (302) 622-7000 |
| Chase Manhattan Center | ||
| 1201 N. Market Street | ||
| Suite 2100 | ||
| Wilmington, DE 19801-2599 | ||
| Party name: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, et al. | ||
| Steven A. Engel | Dechert LLP | (202) 261-3300 |
| 1775 I Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| James A. Feldman | 3750 Oliver Street, N.W. | (202) 686-6607 |
| Washington, DC 20015 | ||
| Party name: Harlan M. Krumholz and Joseph S. Ross | ||
| Frederic S. Fox | 850 Third Ave., 14th Floor | (212)-687-1980 |
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| ffox@kaplanfox.com | ||
| Party name: National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys | ||
| Eric Alan Isaacson | Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP | (619) 231-1058 |
| 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 | ||
| San Diego, CA 92101 | ||
| Party name: Change to Win and The Change to Win Investment Group | ||
| Elena Kagan | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Deanne E. Maynard | Morrison & Foerster LLP | (202) 887-8740 |
| 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| dmaynard@mofo.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Benjamin C. Mizer | Solicitor General | (614) 466-8980 |
| Office of the Ohio Attorney General | ||
| 30 E. Broad Street, 17th Floor | ||
| Columbus, OH 43215-3428 | ||
| benjamin.mizer@ohioattorneygeneral.gov | ||
| Party name: Ohio, et al. | ||
| Kevin C. Newsom | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | (205) 521-8803 |
| 1819 Fifth Avenue North | ||
| Birmingham, AL 35203 | ||
| knewsom@bradleyarant.com | ||
| Party name: DRI - the Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| Malcolm L. Stewart | Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2201 |
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington, DC 20530 | ||
| malcolm.l.stewart@usjoj.gov | ||
| Party name: Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds, et al. | ||
| Sally M Tedrow | O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue | (202) 362-0041 |
| 4748 Wisconsin Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20016 | ||
| Party name: National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans | ||
| Robert Lawrence Vogel | Vogel Slade & Goldstein | (202) 537-5900 |
| 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, NW | ||
| Suite 502 | ||
| Washington, DC 20015 | ||
| Party name: Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | ||