No. 07-1216
Title:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Petitioner
v.
Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
Docketed:March 24, 2008
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Oregon
  Case Nos.:(S051805)
  Decision Date:January 31, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 24 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2008)
Apr 23 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Apr 23 2008 Brief of respondent Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased in opposition filed.
Apr 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Apr 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Associated Oregon Industries, et al. filed.
Apr 23 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
May 5 2008 Reply of petitioner Philip Morris USA Inc. filed. (Distributed)
May 6 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2008.
May 27 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 29, 2008.
Jun 2 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 5, 2008.
Jun 9 2008 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2008.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 2, 2008.
Aug 7 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from cunsel for the petitioner.
Aug 12 2008 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Aug 13 2008 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.
Aug 13 2008 Brief of petitioner Philip Morris USA Inc. filed.
Aug 19 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Neither Party filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amici curiae of Associated Oregon Industries, et al. filed.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 3, 2008.
Sep 23 2008 CIRCULATED.
Oct 2 2008 Brief of respondent Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Oregon Trial Lawyers Association filed. (Distributed).
Oct 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justices Susan M. Leeson, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Oct 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Public Justice, P.C., et al. filed. (Distributed).
Oct 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Oregon,et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2008 Brief amici curiae of Federal Procedures Scholars filed. (Distributed).
Oct 28 2008 Record recevied from the Supreme Court of Oregon. (8 boxes )
Oct 29 2008 Additional recors received from Supreme Court of Oregon - (Exhibits) (1 box)
Oct 31 2008 Record received from the Appeals Court of Oregon. (1 box)
Nov 3 2008 Reply of petitioner Philip Morris USA Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 3 2008 Argued. For petitioner: Stephen M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Robert S. Peck, Washington, D.C.
Mar 31 2009 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per curiam.
May 4 2009 MANDATE ISSUED.
May 18 2009 Record returned to Appeals Court of Oregon.
May 18 2009 Record returned to Supreme Court of Oregon



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Andrew L. Frey Mayer Brown LLP(212) 506-2672
    Counsel of Record1675 Broadway
New York, NY  10019
afrey@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Philip Morris USA Inc.
 
Stephen M. Shapiro Mayer Brown LLP(312) 782-0600
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60606
sshapiro@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Philip Morris USA Inc.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Robert S. Peck Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.(202) 944-2874
    Counsel of Record777 6th Street, NW
Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001
robert.peck@cclfirm.com
Party name: Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
Other:
Sheila L. Birnbaum Quinn Emanuel Urquhart(212) 849-7000
& Sullivan, LLP
51 Madison Ave., 22nd Floor
New York, NY  10010
Party name: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
 
Thomas W. Brown Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP(503) 323-9000
805 SW Broadway
8th Floor
Portland, OR  97205
Party name: Associated Oregon Industries, et al.
 
Elizabeth J. Cabraser Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP(415) 956-1000
275 Battery Street, 30th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111-3339
ecabraser@lchb.com
Party name: Public Justice PC, et al.
 
Konrad L. Cailteux Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP(212) 310-8000
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10153
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation , et al.
 
Erwin Chemerinsky University of California(949) 824-7722
Irvine School of Law
401 East Peltason Drive
Irvine, CA  92697
echemerinsky@law.uci.edu
Party name: Federal Procedures Scholars
 
Meagan A. Flynn Preston Bunnell & Flynn LLP(503) 227-5445
1500 SW First Avenue
Suite 770
Portland, OR  97201
Party name: Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
 
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jhacker@omm.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
 
Arvin Maskin Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP(212) 310-8000
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10153
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Francis R. Ortiz Dickinson Wright PLLC(313) 223-3690
500 Woodward Ave., Suite 4000
Detroit, MI  48226
Party name: National Association of Manufacturers
 
Timothy M. Sandefur Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
950 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
tsandefur@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
brfs@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Neither Party
 
Scott A. Shorr Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter PC(503)-227-1600
209 Southwest Oak Street Fifth Floor
Suite 500
Portland, OR  97204
Party name: Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justices Susan M. Leeson,et al.
 
John M. Thomas Dykema Gossett, PLLC(734) 214-7613
2723 South State Street, Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI  48104
jthomas@dykema.com
Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
 
Mary H. Williams Solicitor General(503) 378-4402
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street, NE
Salem, OR  97301-4096
mary.williams@doj.state.or.us
Party name: Oregon,et al.