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Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Elaine Jordan
Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, No. 1D15-5871 · judgment April 3, 2018
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a business petitioner.
Question presented
This case presents the same question as the forthcoming petitions for writs of certiorari in Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Searcy: Whether the Due Process Clause is violated by a rule of preclusion that permits plaintiffs to invoke the preclusive effect of a prior jury’s findings to establish elements of their claims without showing that those elements were actually decided in their favor in the prior proceeding.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Miguel A. Estrada
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
For respondent
John Stewart Mills
The Mills Firm, P.A.
Proceedings
- Feb 25 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Feb 06 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
- Nov 29 2018Rescheduled.
- Nov 20 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
- Nov 19 2018Reply of petitioner Philip Morris USA Inc. filed.
- Nov 05 2018Brief of respondent Elaine Jordan in opposition filed.
- Oct 26 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2018)
- Sep 14 2018Application (18A182) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 26, 2018.
- Sep 11 2018Application (18A182) to extend further the time from September 21, 2018 to October 26, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Aug 21 2018Application (18A182) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 21, 2018.
- Aug 17 2018Application (18A182) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 27, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.