No. 18-84
ConAgra Grocery Products Company, et al. v. California
Tags: causation century-old-conduct civil-procedure due-process due-process-clause first-amendment injury massive-liability no-proof-of-injury public-nuisance retroactive-liability speech-liability
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Environmental SocialSecurity DueProcess FirstAmendment ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw Environmental SocialSecurity DueProcess FirstAmendment ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2018-10-12
(distributed 3 times)
Related Cases:
18-86
(Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether imposing massive and retroactive "public nuisance" liability without requiring proof that the defendant's nearly century-old conduct caused any individual plaintiff any injury violates the Due Process Clause.
2. Whether retroactively imposing massive liability based on a defendant's nearly century-old promotion of its then-lawful products without requiring proof of reliance thereon or injury therefrom violates the First Amendment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether imposing massive and retroactive 'public nuisance' liability without requiring proof that the defendant's nearly century-old conduct caused any individual plaintiff any injury violates the Due Process Clause
Docket Entries
2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-10-02
Rescheduled.
2018-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.
2018-09-20
Rescheduled.
2018-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-09-04
Reply of petitioners ConAgra Grocery Products Company, et al. filed.
2018-08-17
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
2018-08-15
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
2018-08-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2018.
2018-08-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 17, 2018 to September 17, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-30
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, California.
2018-07-26
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, et al..
2018-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2018)
2018-05-22
Application (17A1163) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 14, 2018.
2018-05-21
Application (17A1163) to extend further the time from June 14, 2018 to July 14, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
2018-04-25
Application (17A1163) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until June 14, 2018.
2018-04-20
Application (17A1163) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 15, 2018 to June 14, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Attorneys
American Coatings Association
Eric G. Lasker — Hollingworth LLP, Amicus
California
Michael Rubin — Altshuler & Berzon, Respondent
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz — King & Spalding LLP, Amicus
Civil Justice Association of California, et al.
ConAgra Grocery Products Company, et al.
Paul D. Clement — Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Petitioner
Distinguished Legal Scholars
National Association of Manufacturers, et al.
Philip S. Goldberg — Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
Alan Jay Lazarus — Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP, Amicus
Retail Litigation Center, Inc.
States of Indiana, et al.
Thomas M. Fisher — Amicus
The National Organization of African Americans in Housing
Washington Legal Foundation