| No. 09-297 | ||||
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| Docketed: | September 8, 2009 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One |
| Case Nos.: | (D045154, D045579) |
| Decision Date: | March 10, 2008 |
| Discretionary Court | |
| Decision Date: | April 22, 2009 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 10 2009 | Application (08A1110) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 21, 2009 to September 18, 2009, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jun 12 2009 | Response to application from respondents Benetta Buell-Wilson, et al. filed. |
| Jun 18 2009 | Application (08A1110) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until September 4, 2009. |
| Sep 4 2009 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2009) |
| Sep 22 2009 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 9, 2009. |
| Oct 5 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
| Oct 8 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| Oct 8 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. |
| Oct 8 2009 | Brief amicus curiae of Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers filed. |
| Oct 23 2009 | Brief of respondents Benetta Buell-Wilson, and Barry S. Wilson in opposition filed. |
| Nov 3 2009 | Reply of petitioner Ford Motor Company filed. |
| Nov 4 2009 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2009. |
| Nov 30 2009 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP | (213) 229-7000 |
| 333 South Grand Avenue | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071 | ||
| Party name: Ford Motor Company | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Jerome B. Falk Jr. | Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin | (415) 434-1600 |
| Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin | ||
| Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||
| Party name: Benetta Buell-Wilson, and Barry S. Wilson | ||
| Steven L. Mayer | Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin | (415) 434-1600 |
| Three Embarcadero Center | ||
| 7th Floor | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94111-4024 | ||
| Party name: Benetta Buell-Wilson, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Christopher Landau | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (202) 879-5087 |
| 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005-5793 | ||
| clandau@kirkland.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States | ||
| Matthew M. Shors | O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| 1625 Eye Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| Party name: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers | ||
| Evan M. Tager | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. | ||
| Rebecca K. Wood | Sidley Austin, LLP | (202) 736-8000 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||