| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 8 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, |
| | 2001) |
| Dec 27 2001 | Brief of respondent Hurley Henson filed. |
| Jan 2 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 18, 2002 |
| Jan 16 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002 |
| Feb 19 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT October 15, 2002. |
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| Mar 25 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including April 22,2002. |
| Apr 12 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including May 6, 2002. |
| May 3 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| May 3 2002 | Brief of petitioners Syngenta Crop Protection, et al. filed. |
| May 6 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
| Jun 4 2002 | Brief of respondent Hurley Henson filed. |
| Jun 4 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice filed. |
| Jun 4 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed. |
| Jun 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of Trial Lawyers of America filed. |
| Jun 6 2002 | Motion of Texas for leave to participate in oral argument as |
| | amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jun 28 2002 | Motion of Texas for leave to participate in oral argument as |
| | amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Jul 10 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Syngenta Crop Protection filed. |
| Aug 1 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 15 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Nov 5 2002 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Rehnquist, C.J., delivered the opinion |
| | for a unanimous Court. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion. |
| Dec 5 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Henry Bernis Alsobrook | 4500 One Shell Square | 5045813234 |
| New Orleans, LA 70139 | |
| Party name: Syngenta Crop Protection |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Hany Zohdy | 12090 South Harrell's Ferry Rd | 2252935300 |
| Suite J | |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70816 | |
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| David J. Bederman | Gambrell Hall | 4047276822 |
| Emory University Law School | |
| Atlanta, GA 30322-2770 | |
| Party name: Hurley Henson |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Robert N. Weiner | Arnold & Porter | 2029425000 |
| 555 Twelfth St., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. |
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| Adam Samaha | 2800 LaSalle Plaza | 6123498500 |
| 800 LaSalle Ave. | |
| Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015 | |
| Party name: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
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| Jeffrey Robert White | 1050 31st Street, NW | 2029653500 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | |
| Party name: Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
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| Lonny S. Hoffman | Univ. of Houston Law Center | 7137435206 |
| Teaching Unit II, Rm.128 | |
| Houston, TX 77204-6060 | |
| Party name: Texas |
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