No. 10-779
Title:
William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al., Petitioners
v.
IMS Health Inc., et al.
Docketed:December 13, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-1913-cv, 09-2056-cv)
  Decision Date:November 23, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~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


~~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 Record555 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 Record5225 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