No. 26-263
Vide 26-159
 
Title: Official Committee of Talc Claimants, Petitioner
v.
Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc, et al.
Docketed: September 8, 2026
Linked with: 26A86
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-2210, 24-2211, 25-1044)
   Decision Date: April 27, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 14 2026 Application (26A86) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 26, 2026 to August 25, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Jul 22 2026 Application (26A86) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 25, 2026.
Aug 25 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 8, 2026)
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Sep 11 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2026 to November 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
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Sep 14 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 6, 2026, for all respondents.
Oct 08 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 Case of Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amicus curiae of WHEN Justice filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Honorable Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.) filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amici curiae of Retired Bankruptcy Judges filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amici curiae of Future Claimants' Representatives filed.
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Oct 08 2026 Brief amici curiae of Connecticut, et al. filed.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Cooley LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
eprelogar@cooley.com
Ph: (202) 776-2076
Party name: Official Committee of Talc Claimants


Attorneys for Respondents
Paul D. Clement
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
PAUL.CLEMENT@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., et al.


Other Attorneys
Travis Garthwaite Buchanan
Counsel of Record
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
tbuchanan@ycst.com
Ph: 302-571-6600
Party name: Future Claimants' Representatives


Christopher Patrick Kelly
Counsel of Record
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
christopher.kelly@ct.gov
Ph: 860-808-5250
Party name: Connecticut and Eighteen Other States


Jeffrey Alan Lamken
Counsel of Record
MoloLamken LLP
The Watergate, Suite 500
600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
JLAMKEN@MOLOLAMKEN.COM
Ph: 2025562000
Party name: Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 Case of Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC


Jonathan S. Massey
Counsel of Record
Massey & Gail LLP
1000 Maine Avenue SW
Suite 450
Washington, DC 20024
JMASSEY@MASSEYGAIL.COM
Ph: 202-652-4511
Party name: Retired Bankruptcy Judges


Sean Michael Powers
Counsel of Record
Benchline PLLC
3540 Wilkinson Lane #8
Lafayette, CA 94549
sean@benchline.law
Ph: 9144005907
Party name: WHEN Justice


Erica Lauren Ross
Counsel of Record
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1875 K. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
eross@willkie.com
Ph: (202) 303-1000
Party name: Honorable Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.)


Jeffrey Robert White
Counsel of Record
American Association for Justice
777 6th Street NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20001-3723
jeffrey.white@justice.org
Ph: 2026175620
Party name: American Association for Justice