| No. 10-879 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 6, 2011 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (09-1634) |
| Decision Date: | September 9, 2010 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 5, 2010 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 3 2011 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2011) |
| Jan 31 2011 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 9, 2011, for all respondents. |
| Mar 9 2011 | Brief of respondent Railroad Friction Products Corporation. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 9 2011 | Brief of respondent Viad Corp in opposition filed. |
| Mar 23 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2011. |
| May 17 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2011. |
| May 17 2011 | Supplemental brief of respondent Viad Corp filed. (Distributed) |
| May 18 2011 | Supplemental brief of respondent Railroad Friction Products Corporation. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 6 2011 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jul 14 2011 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Jul 14 2011 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 12, 2011. |
| Jul 14 2011 | The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 3, 2011. |
| Aug 8 2011 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, November 9, 2011 |
| Aug 12 2011 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Viad Corp. and Railroad Friction Products Corp. |
| Aug 12 2011 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Aug 12 2011 | Brief of petitioners Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al. filed. |
| Aug 17 2011 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit is electronic.. |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| Aug 19 2011 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Public Law Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 19 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 22 2011 | Record received from U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Common Plea of Philadelphia. (2 boxes) |
| Oct 3 2011 | Brief of Railroad Friction Products Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 7 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 7 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| Oct 7 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 7 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of ThyssenKrupp Budd Company filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Griffin Wheel Company filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of General Electric Corporation filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of John Crane Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 28 2011 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 28 2011 | Reply of petitioners Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 9 2011 | Argued. For petitioners: David C. Frederick, Washington, D. C.; and Sarah E. Harrington, Assitant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Jonathan D. Hacker, Washington, D. C. |
| Feb 29 2012 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 2 2012 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 22 2012 | Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Third Circuit - 1 envelope. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| David C. Frederick | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. | (202) 326-7900 |
| Counsel of Record | 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| dfrederick@khhte.com | ||
| Party name: Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al. | ||
| Richard P. Myers | Paul, Reich & Myers, P.C. | (215) 735-9200 |
| 1608 Walnut Street | ||
| Suite 500 | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
| rpmyers@prmpclaw.com | ||
| Party name: Gloria Gail Kurns, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Jonathan D. Hacker | O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| Counsel of Record | 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| jhacker@omm.com | ||
| Party name: Viad Corp. | ||
| James C. Martin | Reed Smith LLP | (412) 288-3131 |
| Counsel of Record | 225 Fifth Avenue | |
| Suite 1200 | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | ||
| jcmartin@reedsmith.com | ||
| Party name: Railroad Friction Products Corporation | ||
| Amy J. Kallal | Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass | (212) 804-4200 |
| One Battery Park Plaza | ||
| New York, NY 10004-1486 | ||
| akallal@moundcotton.com | ||
| Other: | ||
| Mark A. Behrens | Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | (202) 783-8400 |
| 1155 F Street, N.W., Suite 200 | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Party name: National Association of Manufacturers | ||
| R. Matthew Cairns | President, DRI | (312) 795-1101 |
| The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| 55 West Monroe St., Suite 2000 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60603 | ||
| cairns@gcglaw.com | ||
| Party name: DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar | ||
| Paul D. Clement | Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
| 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470 | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| pclement@bancroftpllc.com | ||
| Party name: General Electric Corporation | ||
| Marc C. Greco | 580 E. Main Street Suite 600 | (757)-625-6787 |
| Norfolk, VA 23510 | ||
| marc@glasserlaw.com | ||
| Party name: National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees | ||
| Sarah Elaine Harrington | Assistant to the Solicitor General | |
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington, DC 20530 | ||
| Party name: Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al. v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation, et al. | ||
| Jonathan M. Hoffman | Martin Bischoff Templeton Langslet & Hoffman, LLP | (503) 224-3113 |
| 888 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 | ||
| Portland, OR 97204 | ||
| jhoffman@martinbischoff.com | ||
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council | ||
| Larry D. Ottaway | Foliart Huff Ottaway & Bottom | (405) 232-4633 |
| 201 Robert S. Kerr Avenue | ||
| Suite 1200 | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK 73102 | ||
| larryottaway@oklahomacounsel.com | ||
| Party name: Griffin Wheel Company | ||
| Michael A. Pollard | Baker & McKenzie LLP | (312) 861-2786 |
| 130 East Randolph Drive | ||
| Suite 3500 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| michael.pollard@bakermckenzie.com | ||
| Party name: John Crane Inc. | ||
| Joseph E. Richotte | Butzel Long, P.C. | (313)-225-7045 |
| 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 100 | ||
| Detroit, MI 48226 | ||
| richotte@butzel.com | ||
| Party name: ThyssenKrupp Budd Company | ||
| Brent M. Rosenthal | Rosenthal Pennington LLP | (214) 453-2500 |
| 6116 N. Central Expy., Suite 301 | ||
| Dallas, TX 75206 | ||
| brosenthal@rpattorneys.com | ||
| Party name: Public Justice, P.C. | ||
| John D. Roven | 2190 North Loop West, Suite 410 | (713)-465-8522 |
| Houston, TX 77018 | ||
| jroven@rovenlaw.com | ||
| Party name: Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys | ||
| 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 | ||
| Daniel Saphire | Association of American Railroads | (202) 639-2505 |
| 425 3rd Street, S.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20024 | ||
| dsaphire@aar.org | ||
| Party name: Association of American Railroads | ||
| Gene Schaerr | Winston & Strawn LLP | (202) 282-5000 |
| 1700 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| gschaerr@winston.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: the United States | ||
| Jeffrey R. White | Center for Constitutional Litigation PC | (202) 944-2839 |
| 777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 520 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001-3723 | ||
| jeffrey.white@cclfirm.com | ||
| Party name: American Association for Justice | ||
| Ernest A. Young | 203 Strolling Way | (919) 360-7718 |
| Durham, NC 27708 | ||
| young@law.duke.edu | ||
| Party name: Public Law Scholars | ||