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IQVIA Inc. v. Florence Mussat, M.D., S.C.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 19-1204 · judgment March 11, 2020

Certiorari denied · January 11, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 4%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and a business petitioner.

Question presented

Whether a district court with jurisdiction coextensive with a state court in the district can exercise personal jurisdiction over absent class members’ claims as part of a putative class action when the court concededly could not exercise personal jurisdiction over the absent class members’ claims if they had been brought in individual suits. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Neal Kumar Katyal
Milbank LLP

For respondent
Matthew W.H. Wessler
Gupta Wessler LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 11 2021
    Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Dec 23 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
  3. Dec 23 2020
    Reply of petitioner IQVIA Inc. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Dec 17 2020
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition under Rule 15.5 filed.
  5. Dec 16 2020
    Brief of respondent Florence Mussat, M.D. S.C. in opposition filed.
  6. Nov 16 2020
    Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
  7. Nov 12 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
  8. Nov 12 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed.
  9. Nov 06 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 16, 2020.
  10. Nov 05 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 16, 2020 to December 16, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Nov 04 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
  12. Nov 03 2020
    Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Florence Mussat, M.D. S.C.
  13. Oct 29 2020
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, IQVIA Inc.
  14. Oct 13 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 16, 2020)