Decided

No. 10-779

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. IMS Health Inc., et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

See other cases from the Second Circuit.

Docket Entries

JUDGMENT ISSUED

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. (orders list)

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. Gold...

Reply of petitioners William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, 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. (orders list)

Motion for divided argument filed by respondents DENIED. (orders list)

Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Academic Research Scientists filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Dr. Khaled El Emam, and Jane Yakowitz, Esq. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Bloomberg L.P., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Genetic Alliance, and The National Organization for Rare Disorders filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, 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 Association of Clinical Research Organizations filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Association of National Advertisers, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., et al. filed. (Distributed)

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

Brief amici curiae of American Business Media, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondents IMS Health Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed)

Record received from U.S.C.A. for Second Circuit (1 box)

Record from U.S.D.C. for the District of Vermont is electronic.

Record received from U.S.C.A. for Second Circuit (1 box)

CIRCULATED.

Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of AFSCME District Council 37, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Vermont Medical Society, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of The New England Journal of Medicine, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.

Brief amici curiae of Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons filed.

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.

Joint motion for divided argument filed by respondents.

Joint appendix filed (2 volumes).

Brief of petitioners William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. filed.

Joint appendix filed (2 volumes). (Statement of costs filed)

SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 26, 2010.

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

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

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

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

Petition GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.

Brief of respondent IMS Health Inc., et al. filed.

Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent IMS Health Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed).

Brief of respondent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in opposition filed. (Distributed)

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 12, 2011)

Parties

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al., Petitioner, represented by Bridget C. Asay

Electronic Privacy Information Center, et al., Respondent, represented by Marc Rotenberg

IMS Health Inc., et al., Respondent, represented by Thomas C. Goldstein

/Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Respondent, represented by Lisa S. Blatt

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Respondent, represented by Lisa S. Blatt

Amici Curiae

AARP, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Stacy Canan

Academic Research Scientists, Amicus Curiae, represented by David R. Marriott

AFSCME District Council 37, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Georgia John Maheras

American Business Media, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher A. Mohr

Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Schlafly

Association of Clinical Research Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Robert Lazerwitz

Association of National Advertisers, Inc, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert L. Corn-Revere

Bloomberg L. P., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Henry R. Kaufman

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith

Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Duane L. Berlin

Dr. Khaled El Emam, and Jane Yakowitz, Esq., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael A. Pollard

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cindy Ann Cohn

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc Rotenberg

Genetic Alliance, and The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bert W. Rein

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

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James C. Martin

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William Henry Roberts

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Roger N. Morris

New England Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin G. Robbins

Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah J. La Fetra

Public Citizen, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory A. Beck

TechFreedom, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard J. Ovelmen

The New England Journal of Medicine, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Kevin Outterson

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Neal Kumar Katyal

the United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.

Vermont Medical Society, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eileen I. Elliott

Washington Legal Foundation, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Samp

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. IMS Health Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Edwin S. Kneedler

Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Edward Steinman

 
Last updated: September 14, 2011