| No. 11-754 | ||||
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| Docketed: | December 19, 2011 | |||
| Linked with 11A357 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District | |||
| Case Nos.: | (1D09-4934) |
| Decision Date: | December 14, 2010 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 11, 2011 |
| Discretionary Court | |
| Decision Date: | July 19, 2011 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 4 2011 | Application (11A357) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2011 to December 16, 2011, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Oct 7 2011 | Application (11A357) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 16, 2011. |
| Dec 16 2011 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2012) |
| Jan 5 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either partyy or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jan 6 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 17, 2012. |
| Jan 6 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners Phillip Morris USA, Inc., et al. VIDED |
| Jan 17 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 17 2012 | Brief amici curiae of Aaron Twerski and James A. Henderson filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 17 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 17 2012 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 13 2012 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 24, 2012. |
| Feb 24 2012 | Brief of respondent Mathilde Martin, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Benny Ray Martin in opposition filed. |
| Mar 7 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 23, 2012. |
| Mar 7 2012 | Reply of petitioner R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2012 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Gregory G. Katsas | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| Counsel of Record | 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| ggkatsas@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Robert S. Peck | Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C. | (202) 944-2874 |
| Counsel of Record | 777 6th Street, NW | |
| Suite 520 | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| robert.peck@cclfirm.com | ||
| Party name: Mathilde Martin, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Benny Ray Martin | ||
| Other: | ||
| John H. Beisner | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | (202) 371-7410 |
| 1440 New York Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| John.Beisner@skadden.com | ||
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States | ||
| Richard A. Samp | Washington Legal Foundation | (202) 588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| rsamp@wlf.org | ||
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Martin V. Totaro | MoloLamkenLLP | (202)-556-2013 |
| The Watergate, Suite 660 | ||
| 600 New Hampshire Ave., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| mtotaro@mololamken.com | ||
| Party name: Aaron Twerski and James A. Henderson | ||
| Alan E. Untereiner | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP | (202) 775-4500 |
| 1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| auntereiner@robbinsrussell.com | ||
| Party name: Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. | ||