No. 18-1140
 
Title: Avco Corporation, Petitioner
v.
Jill Sikkelee, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Sikkelee, Deceased, et al.
Docketed: March 4, 2019
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers: (17-3006)
   Decision Date: October 25, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: December 11, 2018
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 01 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)
Mar 06 2019 Waiver of right of respondent Jill Sikkelee to respond filed.
Mar 12 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Avco Corporation.
Mar 19 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Jill Sikkelee
Mar 20 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
Mar 21 2019 Response Requested. (Due April 22, 2019)
Apr 16 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 22, 2019 to May 22, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Apr 17 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 22, 2019.
Apr 19 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. filed.
Apr 22 2019 Brief amici curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., et al. filed.
Apr 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Garmin International, Inc. filed.
Apr 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. filed.
Apr 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Airbus Americas, Inc. filed.
Apr 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of General Aviation Manufacturers Association filed. (To Be Recovered)
Apr 22 2019 Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
May 22 2019 Brief of respondent Jill Sikkelee in opposition filed.
May 30 2019 Letter from counsel for petitioner waiving the 14-day waiting period under Rule 15.5 filed.
Jun 04 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
Jun 04 2019 Reply of petitioner Avco Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Jun 24 2019 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Dec 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Dec 23 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
Dec 23 2019 Supplemental brief of respondent Jill Sikkelee filed.
Dec 23 2019 Supplemental brief of petitioner Avco Corporation filed.
Jan 13 2020 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Lisa S. Blatt
Counsel of Record
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
LBLATT@WC.COM
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: Avco Corporation


Attorneys for Respondents
Tejinder Singh
Counsel of Record
Sparacino PLLC
1920 L Street, NW
Suite 835
Washington, DC 20036
TEJINDER@SPARACINOPLLC.COM
Ph: (202) 629-3530
Party name: Jill Sikkelee


Other Attorneys
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: United States


Paul Nathan Bowles III
Fitzpatrick & Hunt, Pagano, Aubert LLP
12 E. 49th Street, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10017
paul.bowles@fitzhunt.com
Ph: 212-937-4033
Party name: Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.


Lauren Lacey Haertlein
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
1400 K St NW. Suite 801
Washington, DC 20005
lhaertlein@GAMA.aero
Ph: 2023931500
Party name: General Aviation Manufacturers Association


Jonathan M. Hoffman
MB Law Group LLP
117 SW Taylor St.
Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204
jhoffman@mblglaw.com
Ph: 503-914-2015
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. and National Association of Manufacturers


Neal Kumar Katyal
Milbank LLP
1850 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
nkatyal@milbank.com
Ph: 202-835-7505
Party name: Garmin International, Inc.


Michael L. Resis
SmithAmundsen LLC
150 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60601
mresis@salawus.com
Ph: 312-894-3249
Party name: Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.


David Jonathan Weiner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
david.weiner@arnoldporter.com
Ph: 202-942-6702
Party name: Airbus Americas, Inc.


Robert Latane Wise
Bowman and Brooke LLP
901 East Byrd Street
Suite 1650
Richmond, VA 23219
rob.wise@bowmanandbrooke.com
Ph: 804-649-8200
Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar