No. 12-142
Title:
Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Karen L. Bartlett
Docketed:August 1, 2012
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-2277)
  Decision Date:May 2, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 31 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2012)
Aug 24 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 1, 2012.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. filed.
Sep 27 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 31, 2012.
Oct 31 2012 Brief of respondent Karen L. Bartlett in opposition filed.
Nov 13 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012.
Nov 13 2012 Reply of petitioner Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 30 2012 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 7 2013 SET FOR ARGUMEMT ON Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Jan 11 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent.
Jan 14 2013 Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). (Statement of costs received.)
Jan 14 2013 Brief of petitioner Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. filed.
Jan 14 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or neither party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jan 18 2013 Record received from the U.S.C.A for the First Circuit. (1 Box). Video and Text CD's of the Testimony and Video Deposition are on the P: Drive
Jan 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amicus curiae of DRI filed.
Jan 22 2013 Brief amici curiae of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al. filed.
Jan 28 2013 Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of New Hampshire is electronic. There are sealed documents in this record.
Jan 28 2013 CIRCULATED.
Feb 13 2013 Brief of respondent Karen L. Bartlett filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Henry A. Waxman filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Council of State Governments filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. John T. Schulz, III filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of Former FDA Commissioners Dr. Donald Kennedy and Dr. David A. Kessler filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of John and Tammy Gilbert, et al. filed.
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Association for Justice and Public Justice filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of Torts Professors filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of Public Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Letter noting amended corporate disclosure statement received from counsel for the petitioner. (DISTRIBUTED)
Mar 4 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 12 2013 Reply of petitioner Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 19 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Jay P. Lefkowitz, New York, N. Y.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.
Jun 24 2013 Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan, J., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.
Jul 26 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 29 2013 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 1st Circuit.
Aug 16 2013 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of New Hampshire.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jay P. Lefkowitz Kirkland & Ellis LLP(212) 446-4800
    Counsel of Record601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022
lefkowitz@kirkland.com
Party name: Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
David C. Frederick Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
    Counsel of Record1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
dfrederick@khhte.com
Party name: Karen L. Bartlett
 
Keith M. Jensen Jensen Associates, PLLC(817) 334-0762
1024 N. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX  76164
kj@jensen-law.com
Party name: Karen L. Bartlett
Other:
Ray Manuel Aragon McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP(202) 496-7500
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
raragon@mckennalong.com
Party name: Generic Pharmaceutical Association
 
Louis M. Bograd Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.(202) 944-2803
777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001
lou.bograd@cclfirm.com
Party name: John and Tammy Gilbert, et al.
 
David R. Geiger Foley Hoag LLP(617) 832-1000
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA  02210
dgeiger@foleyhoag.com
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
 
Erik S. Jaffe Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.(202) 237-8165
5101 34th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20008
jaffe@esjpc.com
Party name: Dr. John T. Schulz, III
 
Steffen N. Johnson Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
sjohnson@winston.com
Party name: Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.
 
Steffen Nathanael Johnson Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K St NW
Washington, DC  20006
sjohnson@winston.com
Party name: Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al.
 
Jonathan S. Massey Massey & Gail, LLP(202) 652-4511
1325 G Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005
jmassey@masseygail.com
Party name: Former FDA Commissioners Dr. Donald Kennedy and Dr. David A. Kessler
 
 
Andre M. Mura Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C. (202)-944-2860
777 6th St., N.W., Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001
andre.mura@cclfirm.com
Party name: American Association for Justice and Public Justice
 
Bert W. Rein Wiley Rein LLP(202) 719-7000
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
brein@wileyrein.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al.
 
Mary Massaron Ross President of DRI(312) 795-1101
DRI- The Voice of the Defense Bar
55 West Monroe
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL  6063
mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com
Party name: DRI
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, and Allied Educational Foundation
 
Michael F. Sturley 727 East Dean Keeton Street(512) 232-1350
Austin, TX  78705
msturley@law.utexas.edu
Party name: Torts Professors
 
Joseph P. Thomas Ulmer & Berne LLP(513) 698-5000
600 Vine Street, Suite 2800
Cincinnati, OH  45202
jthomas@ulmer.com
Party name: Generic Pharmaceutical Association
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States
 
Anthony Alan Yang Office of the Solicitor General (202)-514-4821
950 Pennsylvania Ave.NW
Room 5615
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. Karen L. Bartlett
 
Ernest A. Young 203 Strolling Way(919) 360-7718
Durham, NC  27708
young@law.duke.edu
Party name: Public Law Scholars
 
Allison M. Zieve Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th St., NW
Washington, DC  20009
azieve@citizen.org
Party name: Senator Tom Harkin and Representative Henry A. Waxman