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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. Theresa Graham, as Personal Representative of Faye Dale Graham, Deceased

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 13-14590 · judgment May 18, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 8, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul D. Clement
Clement & Murphy, PLLC

For respondent
Samuel Issacharoff

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Linked docket
17A74

Proceedings

  1. Jan 08 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 20 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
  3. Dec 06 2017
    Reply of petitioners R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. filed.
  4. Nov 20 2017
    Brief of respondent Theresa Graham in opposition filed.
  5. Oct 19 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
  6. Oct 19 2017
    Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc filed.
  7. Oct 19 2017
    Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed.
  8. Sep 26 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. on 09/27/2017
  9. Sep 26 2017
    Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Theresa Graham on 09/27/2017
  10. Sep 22 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 20, 2017.
  11. Sep 15 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2017)
  12. Jul 26 2017
    Application (17A74) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 15, 2017.
  13. Jul 18 2017
    Application (17A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 16, 2017 to September 15, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.