Docket for 10-779
| No. 10-779 | |
| Title: |
| William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al., Petitioners |
| v. |
| IMS Health Inc., et al. |
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| Docketed: | December 13, 2010 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 13 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2011) |
| Dec 15 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011. |
| Dec 15 2010 |
Brief of respondent IMS Health Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed). |
| Dec 15 2010 |
Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 7 2011 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 21 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent PhRMA. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Feb 7 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 26, 2010. |
| Feb 22 2011 |
Brief of petitioners William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. filed. |
| Feb 22 2011 |
Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). (Statement of costs filed) |
| Feb 25 2011 |
Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents. |
| Feb 27 2011 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents IMS Health Inc., et al. |
| Feb 28 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, et al. filed. |
| Feb 28 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of The New England Journal of Medicine, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Vermont Medical Society, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. |
| Mar 1 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of AFSCME District Council 37, et al. filed. |
| Mar 8 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 22 2011 |
Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of Vermont is electronic. |
| Mar 22 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Second Circuit (1 box) |
| Mar 24 2011 |
Brief of respondents IMS Health Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 24 2011 |
Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 25 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of American Business Media, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Genetic Alliance, and The National Organization for Rare Disorders filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Bloomberg L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Khaled El Emam, and Jane Yakowitz, Esq. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Academic Research Scientists filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amici curiae of Association of National Advertisers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of Association of Clinical Research Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 4 2011 |
Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED. |
| Apr 15 2011 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2011 |
Reply of petitioners William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 26 2011 |
Argued. For petitioners: Bridget C. Asay, Assistant Attorney General, Montpelier, Vt.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Thomas C. Goldstein, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 23 2011 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 25 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | | |
| Bridget C. Asay |
Assistant Attorney General | (802) 828-5500 |
| Counsel of Record |
109 State Street | |
| Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 | |
| basay@atg.state.vt.us |
| Party name: William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Lisa S. Blatt |
Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| Counsel of Record | 555 12th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| Lisa.Blatt@aporter.com |
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America |
| | | |
| Thomas C. Goldstein |
Goldstein & Russell, P.C. | (202) 362-0636 |
| Counsel of Record | 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 404 | |
| Washington, DC 20015 | |
| tg@goldsteinrussell.com |
| Party name: IMS Health Inc., et al. |
| Other: | | |
| Gregory A. Beck |
Public Citizen Litigation Group | (202) 588-1000 |
| 1600 20th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| gbeck@citizen.org |
| Party name: Public Citizen, et al. |
| | | |
| Duane L. Berlin |
Lev & Berlin PC | (203)-838-8500 |
| 200 Connecticut Avenue | |
| 5th Floor | |
| Norwalk, CT 06854 | |
| dberlin@levberlin.com |
| Party name: Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Stacy Canan |
AARP Foundation Litigation | (202) 434-2060 |
|
601 E Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20049 | |
| scanan@aarp.org |
| Party name: AARP, et al. |
| | | |
| Cindy Ann Cohn |
Electronic Frontier Foundation | (415) 436-9333 |
| 454 Shotwell Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94110 | |
| cindy@eff.org |
| Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| | | |
| Robert L. Corn-Revere |
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP | (202) 973-4200 |
| 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 800 | |
| Washington, DC 20006-3401 | |
| bobcornrevere@dwt.com |
| Party name: Association of National Advertisers, Inc, et al. |
| | | |
| Eileen I. Elliott |
Shems Dunkiel Raubvogel & Saunders PLLC | (802)-860-1003 |
| 91 College Street | |
| Burlington, VT 05401 | |
| eelliott@shemsdunkiel.com |
| Party name: Vermont Medical Society, et al. |
| | | |
| Neal Kumar Katyal |
Acting Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ |
| Party name: the United States |
| | | |
| Henry R. Kaufman |
Henry R. Kaufman PC | (212)-880-0842 |
| 60 East 42nd Street | |
| 47th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10165 | |
| hrkaufman@aol.com |
| Party name: Bloomberg L. P., et al. |
| | | |
| Edwin S. Kneedler |
Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| Party name: William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. IMS Health Inc., et al. |
| | | |
| Deborah J. La Fetra |
Pacific Legal Foundation | (916) 419-7111 |
| 930 G Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| djl@pacificlegal.org |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute |
| | | |
| Michael Robert Lazerwitz |
Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton LLP | (212) 225-2000 |
| One Liberty Plaza | |
| New York, NY 10006 | |
| mlazerwitz@cgsh.com |
| Party name: Association of Clinical Research Organizations |
| | | |
| Georgia John Maheras |
Health CAre for All | (617)-275-2922 |
| 30 Winter Street | |
| Boston, MA 02108 | |
| gmaheras@hcfama.org |
| Party name: AFSCME District Council 37, et al. |
| | | |
| David R. Marriott |
Cravath Swaine 7 Moore LLP | (212) 474-1000 |
| Worldwide Plaza | |
| 825 Eighth Ave. | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| dmarriott@cravath.com |
| Party name: Academic Research Scientists |
| | | |
| James C. Martin |
Reed Smith LLP | (412) 288-3131 |
| 225 Fifth Avenue | |
| Suite 1200 | |
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | |
| jcmartin@reedsmith.com |
| Party name: Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., et al. |
| | | |
| Christopher A. Mohr |
Meyer Klipper & Mohr PLLC | (202) 637-0850 |
| 923 15th Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| chrismohr@mkmdc.com |
| Party name: American Business Media, et al. |
| | | |
| Roger N. Morris |
Quarles & Brady LLP | (602) 229-5200 |
| Two North Central Avenue | |
| Phoeniz, AZ 85004 | |
| Roger.Morris@quarles.com |
| Party name: National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al. |
| | | |
| Michael Kevin Outterson |
Boston University School of Law | (617) 353-3103 |
| 765 Commonwealth Ave. | |
| Boston, MA 02215 | |
| mko@bu.edu |
| Party name: The New England Journal of Medicine, et al. |
| | | |
| Richard J. Ovelmen |
Jorden Burt LLP | (305) 371-2600 |
| 777 Brickell Avenue | |
| Suite 500 | |
| Miami, FL 33131 | |
| rjo@jordenusa.com |
| Party name: TechFreedom |
| | | |
| Michael A. Pollard |
Baker & McKenzie LLP | (312) 861-2786 |
| 130 East Randolph Drive | |
| Suite 3500 | |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | |
| michael.pollard@bakermckenzie.com |
| Party name: Dr. Khaled El Emam, and Jane Yakowitz, Esq. |
| | | |
| Bert W. Rein |
Wiley Rein LLP | (202) 719-7000 |
| 1776 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| brein@wileyrein.com |
| Party name: Genetic Alliance, and The National Organization for Rare Disorders |
| | | |
| Benjamin G. Robbins |
New England Legal Foundation | (617) 695-3660 |
| 150 Lincoln Street | |
| Boston, MA 02111-2504 | |
| benrobbins@nelfonline.org |
| Party name: New England Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| William Henry Roberts |
Blank Rome LLP | (215) 569-5500 |
| One Logan Square | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 | |
| Roberts@BlankRome.com |
| Party name: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, et al. |
| | | |
| Marc Rotenberg |
Electronic Privacy Information Center | (202) 483-1140 |
| 1718 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200 | |
| Washington, DC 20009 | |
| rotenberg@epic.org |
| Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) |
| | | |
| Richard A. Samp |
Washington Legal Foundation | (202) 588-0302 |
| 2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| rsamp@wlf.org |
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al. |
| | | |
| Andrew L. Schlafly |
939 Old Chester Road | (908) 719-8608 |
| Far Hills, NJ 07931 | |
| aschlafly@aol.com |
| Party name: Association of American Physicians & Surgeons |
| | | |
| Michael A. Scodro |
Solicitor General | (312) 814-3312 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| 100 West Randolph Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | |
| mscodro@atg.state.il.us |
| Party name: Illinois, et al. |
| | | |
| Paul M. Smith |
Jenner & Block LLP | (202) 639-6000 |
| 1099 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| psmith@jenner.com |
| Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America |
| | | |
| Edward Steinman |
309 Edwards Street | (203) 432-8361 |
| Box 208369 | |
| New Haven, CT 06520 | |
| esteinman@scu.edu |
| Party name: Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, et al. |
| | | |
| 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 |