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Chatom Primary Care, P.C., et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-3089 · judgment October 7, 2024
Certiorari denied · October 20, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Third Circuit decision below, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
JEFFREY L. KODROFF DIANA J. ZINSER SPECTOR ROSEMAN & KODROFF PC Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Suite 3420 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 496-0300 Counsel for Petitioners
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Deepak Gupta
Gupta Wessler LLP
For respondent
Jessica Lynn Ellsworth
Hogan Lovells US, LLP
Proceedings
- Oct 20 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 02 2025Reply of petitioners Chatom Primary Care, P.C., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 12 2025Brief of respondent Merck & Co., Inc. in opposition filed.
- Aug 11 2025Brief amicus curiae of Open Markets Institute filed.
- Aug 11 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.
- Jul 28 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 12, 2025.
- Jul 25 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2025 to September 12, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 10 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2025)
- Jun 09 2025Application (24A1070) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 10, 2025.
- May 30 2025Application (24A1070) to extend further the time from June 10, 2025 to July 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
- May 07 2025Application (24A1070) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 10, 2025.
- May 01 2025Application (24A1070) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 11, 2025 to July 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.