| No. 15-449 | ||||
| Title: |
| |||
| Docketed: | October 9, 2015 | |||
| Linked with 15A197 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts | |||
| Case Nos.: | (SJC-11677) |
| Decision Date: | April 17, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 10, 2015 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 14 2015 | Application (15A197) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 8, 2015 to October 8, 2015, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Aug 21 2015 | Application (15A197) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until October 8, 2015. |
| Oct 8 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2015) |
| Oct 27 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Oct 30 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 9, 2015. |
| Nov 9 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization, et al. filed. |
| Nov 9 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, and Allied Educational Foundation filed. |
| Nov 9 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 9 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Dec 9 2015 | Brief of respondents Lisa Reckis, Richard Reckis, and Samantha Reckis in opposition filed. |
| Dec 30 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016. |
| Dec 30 2015 | Reply of petitioners Johnson & Johnson, and McNeil-PPC filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 19 2016 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Jay P. Lefkowitz | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (212) 446-4800 |
| Counsel of Record | 601 Lexington Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| lefkowitz@kirkland.com | ||
| Party name: Johnson & Johnson, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Robert S. Peck | Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C. | (202) 944-2803 |
| Counsel of Record | 777 6th Street, NW, Suite 250 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| robert.peck@cclfirm.com | ||
| Party name: Lisa Reckis, Richard Reckis, and Samantha Reckis | ||
| Other: | ||
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling LLP | (202) 662-6000 |
| OneCity Center | ||
| 850 Tenth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004-2401 | ||
| rlong@cov.com | ||
| Party name: Biotechnology Industry Organization, et al. | ||
| Bert W. Rein | Wiley Rein LLP | (202) 719-7080 |
| 1776 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| brein@wileyrein.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Richard A. Samp | Washington Legal Foundation | (202) 588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| rsamp@wlf.org | ||
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, and Allied Educational Foundation | ||
| Alan E. Untereiner | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP | (202) 775-4500 |
| 1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| auntereiner@robbinsrussell.com | ||
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. | ||