No. 26-376
 
Title: Bayer HealthCare LLC, Petitioner
v.
Doniece Drake, et al.
Docketed: September 18, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-7158)
   Decision Date: April 21, 2026
   Rehearing Denied: June 17, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 15 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 30 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 19, 2026 to November 18, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 01 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 18, 2026.
Oct 15 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Certificate of Word Count
Oct 19 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Consumer Healthcare Products Association filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 19 2026 Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 19 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jonathan F. Cohn
Counsel of Record
LEHOTSKY COHN LLP
200 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
jon@lehotskycohn.com
Ph: (512) 693-8350
Party name: Bayer Healthcare LLC


Attorneys for Respondents
Nicolas Anthony Sansone
Counsel of Record
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
nsansone@citizen.org
Ph: 202-588-1000
Party name: Doniece Drake, et al.


Other Attorneys
Cory L. Andrews
Counsel of Record
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
CANDREWS@WLF.ORG
Ph: 2025880302
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation


Joshua John Fougere
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
jfougere@sidley.com
Ph: 202-736-8000
Party name: Consumer Healthcare Products Association


Andrew John Pincus
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
APINCUS@MAYERBROWN.COM
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council


Candice C. Wong
Counsel of Record
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
801 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
candice.wong@friedfrank.com
Ph: (202) 639-7000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Tort Reform Association, Business Roundtable, and the Retail Litigation Center, Inc.