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Sol M. Leiner v. Dow, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-1913 · judgment July 8, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 31, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

REGARDING BANKRUPTCY

  1. Whether a Bankruptcy Discharge, can Protect a Party,from Liability for Fraud­ ulent Acts that were Committed. Specifically* Concealment or Misrepresentation along with a Violation of Federal Law, Such as the “FDA’S Prohibition on the Distribution of Liquid Injectable Silicone in the USA? REGARDING JURISDICTION

  2. Whether the Appeals Court Erred in finding that this Case was Properly in Federal Court, given the U.S. Supreme Court*- s Precedent Establishing that Claims of Product Liability are Subject to State Law Jurisdiction?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sol M. Leiner

For respondent
Andrew P. Devine
Phillips Lytle, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 31 2025
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Mar 12 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
  3. Feb 25 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Dow, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
  4. Nov 06 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2025)