Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 4, 2011.

Reply of petitioners Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents Bayer AG, & Bayer Corp. in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents Barr Laboratories, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.

Brief amici curiae of 86 Intellectual Property Law, Antitrust Law, Economics, Busiiness and Public Health Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Consumer Federation of America, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Patent Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of AARP filed.

Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc. filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 7, 2011, for all respondents.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2011)

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co., Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Steve D. Shadowen

Barr Laboratories, Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Christopher Landau

Bayer AG, & Bayer Corp.et al., Respondent, represented by Fred H. Bartlit Jr.

Bayer AG, et al., Respondent, represented by Lawrence David Rosenberg

86 Intellectual Property Law, Antitrust Law, Economics, Busiiness and Public Health Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mark A. Lemley

AARP, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stacy Canan

American Antitrust Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul E. Slater

California, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Cheryl Lee Johnson

Consumer Federation of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David A. Balto

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald Louis Bell II

Public Patent Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel B. Ravicher