Decided

No. 08-1314

Delbert Williamson, et al. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al.

from the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three

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Docket Entries

Record returned to Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District Div 3.

MANDATE ISSUED. (orders list)

Judgment REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed and opinion concurring in the...

Argued. For petitioners: Martin N. Buchanan, San Diego, Cal.; and William M. Jay, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondnets: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.

Proposed lodging from counsel for the respondents.

Reply of petitioners Delbert Williamson, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Grocery Manufacturers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Record received from Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Div. 3. (1 box)

Justice Kagan is recused in this case.

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

CIRCULATED.

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Justice, P.C. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Attorneys Information Exchange Group filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners Delbert Williamson, et al. filed.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.

Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.

The joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is due on or before July 30, 2010.

Respondents' brief on the merits is due on or before September 21, 2010.

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 20, 2010.

Supplemental brief of respondents filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.

The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009 (Pag (CL Page 4).

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2009.

Brief of respondent Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 25, 2009.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2009)

Parties

Delbert Williamson, et al., Petitioner, represented by Martin N. Buchanan

Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Mark Vincent Berry

Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Gregory G. Garre

Amici Curiae

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul D. Clement

American Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey R. White

Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Amicus Curiae, represented by Larry E. Coben

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan E. Untereiner

Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Wydra

DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mary Massaron Ross

Grocery Manufacturers Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert R. Gasaway

Illinois, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Scodro

Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci

Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles H. Moellenberg Jr.

Public Justice, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew W.H. Wessler

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

 
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