| No. 12-416 | ||||
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| Docketed: | October 4, 2012 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (10-12729-DD) |
| Decision Date: | April 25, 2012 |
| Rehearing Denied: | July 18, 2012 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 4 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012) |
| Oct 31 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2012, for all respondents. |
| Nov 5 2012 | Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. |
| Nov 13 2012 | Brief of respondent Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 13 2012 | Brief of respondents Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. and Paddock Holdimgs, Inc in opposition filed. |
| Nov 13 2012 | Brief of respondent Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 20 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. |
| Nov 21 2012 | Reply of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2012 | Petition GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Dec 20 2012 | Consent to the filing of amicius curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jan 7 2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 25, 2013 |
| Jan 10 2013 | Proposal from counsel for respondent Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. to lodge copies of a letter it filed with the FTC and Dept. of Justice pursuant to the MMA. |
| Jan 22 2013 | Motion for leave to file Volume 2 of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Federal Trade Commission. |
| Jan 22 2013 | Joint appendix filed. (Volume 1 of 2) (Statement of costs received.) |
| Jan 22 2013 | Brief of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed. |
| Jan 24 2013 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope). |
| Jan 28 2013 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Knowledge Ecology International filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Patent Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of America's Health Insurance Plans filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amici curiae of 118 Law, Economics, and Business Professors, and the American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Apotex, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Representative Henry A. Waxman filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 30 2013 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013. |
| Feb 13 2013 | Sealed record from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Atlanta (1 envelope). The remainder of the record is electronic. |
| Feb 19 2013 | Motion for leave to file Volume 2 of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Feb 21 2013 | Brief of respondent Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 21 2013 | Brief of respondents Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. and Paddock Holdings, Inc filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 21 2013 | Brief of respondent Actavis, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Manufacturers filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Generic Manufacturers Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Enavail, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Generic Pharmaceutical Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Bayer AG and Bayer Corp. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Shire PLC filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of New York Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Merck & Co., Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Motion of Enavail, LLC for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Antitrust Economists filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Gregory Dolin, Kent Bernard, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Mediation and Negotiation Professionals filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of David W. Opderbeck and Erik Lillquist filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amici curiae of Health and Economics Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 15 2013 | Motion of Enavail, LLC for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 18 2013 | Reply of petitioner Federal Trade Commission filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 21 2013 | Motion to Unseal Volume II of the Joint Appendix filed by petitioner Federal Trade Commission. (Distributed) |
| Mar 21 2013 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 22, 2013. |
| Mar 22 2013 | Letter of March 21, 2013, from counsel for respondent Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. received. (Distributed) |
| Mar 22 2013 | Motion to unseal Volume II of the joint appendix GRANTED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 25 2013 | Argued. For petitioner: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey I. Weinberger, Los Angeles, Cal. |
| Jun 17 2013 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. Alito, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jul 19 2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jul 24 2013 | Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. |
| Jul 24 2013 | Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Northern District of Georgia. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| Counsel of Record | United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: Federal Trade Commission | ||
| Malcolm L. Stewart | Deputy Solicitor General | (202) 514-2201 |
| Department of Justice | ||
| Washington, DC 20530 | ||
| malcolm.l.stewart@usdoj.gov | ||
| Party name: Federal Trade Commission | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Eric Grannon | White & Case | (202) 626-3600 |
| Counsel of Record | 701 Thirteenth Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| egrannon@whitecase.com | ||
| Party name: Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. and Paddock Holdimgs, Inc | ||
| Clifford M. Sloan | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | (202) 371-7000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1440 New York Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| cliff.sloan@skadden.com | ||
| Party name: Actavis, Inc. | ||
| Jeffrey I. Weinberger | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP | (213) 683-9100 |
| Counsel of Record | 355 South Grand Avenue | |
| Thirty-Fifth Floor | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071 | ||
| Jeffrey.Weinberger@mto.com | ||
| Party name: Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Michelle Friedland | Munger Tolles & Olson, LLP | (415) 512-4000 |
| 560 Mission Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94105-2907 | ||
| Party name: Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Edward G. Biester | Duane Morris LLP | (215) 979-1000 |
| 30 S. 17th St. | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19103 | ||
| gebiester@duanemorris.com | ||
| Party name: Law Professors Gregory Dolin, Kent Bernard, et al. | ||
| Steven G. Bradbury | Dechert LLP | (202) 261-3483 |
| 1900 K Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| steven.bradbury@dechert.com | ||
| Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| William F. Cavanaugh Jr. | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP | (212) 336-2000 |
| 1133 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10036 | ||
| wfcavanaugh@pbwt.com | ||
| Party name: Antitrust Economists | ||
| Richard W. Cohen | Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C. | (914) 997-0500 |
| One North Broadway, Suite 509 | ||
| White Plains, NY 10601-2310 | ||
| rcohen@lowey.com | ||
| Party name: America's Health Insurance Plans | ||
| Stephen Joseph Cowen | University of Chicago | (312)-607-9922 |
| Law School | ||
| 1111 East 60th Street | ||
| Chicago, IL 60637 | ||
| stephen@zosimagroup.com | ||
| Party name: Health and Economics Professors | ||
| Krista L. Cox | Knowledge Ecology International | (202)-332-2670 |
| 1621 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 500 | ||
| Washington, DC 20009 | ||
| Krista.cox@keionline.org | ||
| Party name: Knowledge Ecology International | ||
| David E. De Lorenzi | One Gateway Center | (973) 596-4743 |
| Newark, NJ 07102-5310 | ||
| ddelorenzi@gibbonslaw.com | ||
| Party name: David W. Opderbeck and Erik Lillquist | ||
| Thomas A. Doyle | Baker & McKenzie LLP | (312) 861-8866 |
| 300 East Randolph St., Suite 5000 | ||
| Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
| thomas.doyle@bakermckenzie.com | ||
| Party name: Mediation and Negotiation Professionals | ||
| Thomas C. Goldstein | Goldstein & Russell, P.C. | (202) 362-0636 |
| 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 404 | ||
| Washington, DC 20015 | ||
| tg@goldsteinrussell.com | ||
| Party name: Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., et al. | ||
| Douglas Hallward-Driemeier | Ropes & Gray LLP | (202) 508-4600 |
| One Metro Center | ||
| 700 12th Street, NW, Suite 900 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.com | ||
| Party name: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | ||
| Justin J. Hasford | 901 New York Avenue, NW | (202)-408-4175 |
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| justin.hasford@finnegan.com | ||
| Party name: Enavail, LLC | ||
| William M. Jay | Goodwin Procter LLP | (202) 346-4000 |
| 901 New York Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| wjay@goodwinprocter.com | ||
| Party name: Generic Pharmaceutical Association | ||
| Martin S. Kaufman | Atlantic Legal Foundation | (914) 834-3322 |
| 2039 Palmer Avenue | ||
| Larchmont, NY 10538 | ||
| mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org | ||
| Party name: National Association of Manufacturers | ||
| Thomas J. Kowalski | Vedder Price P.C. | (212) 407-7700 |
| 1633 Braodway, 47th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| tkowalski@vedderprice.com | ||
| Party name: New York Intellectual Property Law Association | ||
| Jay P. Lefkowitz | Kirkland & Ellis LLP | (202) 879-5000 |
| 655 Fifteenth Street NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| jlefkowitz@kirkland.com | ||
| Party name: Generic Manufacturers Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., et al. | ||
| Mark A. Lemley | William H. Neuman Professor | (650) 723-4605 |
| Stanford Law School | ||
| 559 Nathan Abbott Way | ||
| Stanford, CA 94305- | ||
| mlemley@law.stanford.edu | ||
| Party name: 118 law, economics, and business professors and the American Antitrust Institute | ||
| Robert A. Long Jr. | Covington & Burling LLP | (202) 662-6000 |
| 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| rlong@cov.com | ||
| Party name: Shire PLC | ||
| Kevin D. McDonald | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| 51 Louisiana Ave., N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| kdmcdonald@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: Washington Legal Foundation | ||
| Scott L. Nelson | Public Citizen Litigation Group | (202) 588-1000 |
| 1600 20th Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20009 | ||
| snelson@citizen.org | ||
| Party name: Representative Henry A. Waxman | ||
| Daniel B. Ravicher | Public Patent Foundation, Inc. | (212) 790-0442 |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | ||
| 55 Fifth Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10003 | ||
| ravicher@pubpat.org | ||
| Party name: Public Patent Foundation | ||
| Lawrence D. Rosenberg | Jones Day | (202) 879-3939 |
| 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20001 | ||
| ldrosenberg@jonesday.com | ||
| Party name: Bayer AG and Bayer Corp. | ||
| Howard R. Rubin | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | (202) 625-3500 |
| 2900 K Street, NW | ||
| North Tower - Suite 200 | ||
| Washington, DC 20007 | ||
| howard.rubin@kattenlaw.com | ||
| Party name: Apotex, Inc. | ||
| Steve D. Shadowen | Hilliard & Shadowen LLC | (855) 344-3298 |
| 39 W. Main Street | ||
| Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 | ||
| steve@hilliardshadowenlaw.com | ||
| Party name: National Association of Chain Drug Stores | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam | Williams & Connolly LLP | (202) 434-5000 |
| 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| kshanmugam@wc.com | ||
| Party name: Merck & Co., Inc. | ||
| Robert P. Taylor | Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| 555 Twelfth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004-1206 | ||
| RobertTaylor@porter.com | ||
| Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association | ||
| Barbara D. Underwood | Solicitor General | (212) 416-8016 |
| Office of the Attorney General | ||
| 120 Broadway, 25th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10463 | ||
| barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov | ||
| Party name: New York, et al. | ||
| Kenneth W. Zeller | 601 E Street NW | (202)-434-2060 |
| Washington, DC 20049 | ||
| kzeller@aarp.org | ||
| Party name: AARP, et al. | ||