Judgment and mandate issued.

Record returned to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Trial Division - Civil Office of judicial records. 1 - Box.

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1168_f2ah.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court with respect to Parts I and III–B, in which Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Jackson, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II, III–A, and IV, in which Thomas, Sotomayor, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Jackson, J., filed a concurring opinion. Alito J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Barrett, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined.

Argued. For petitioner: Ashley C. Keller, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.

Reply of petitioner Robert Mallory filed. (Distributed)

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District.

Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers and Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Tanya Monestier filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States; American Tort Reform Association; Coalition for Litigation Justice; American Trucking Associations filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lea Brilmayer filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Virginia, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy and the International Association of Defense Counsel filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform and the Pennsylvania Manufactures’ Association filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Norfolk Southern Railway Co. filed. (Distributed)

ARGUMENT RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

CIRCULATED

Brief amicus curiae of Stephen E. Sachs in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of United Policyholders, Inc. in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure Professors in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.

Brief amici curiae of Scholars on Corporate Registration and Jurisdiction in support of neither party filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Center for Auto Safety and The Attorneys Information Exchange Group filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed.

Brief amici curiae of U.S. Terror Victims in support of neither party filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Pennsylvania Association for Justice filed.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief and separate Statutory Appendix of petitioner Robert Mallory filed.

Record received from the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Trial Division - Civil Office of judicial records. 1 - Box.

Record requested from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District.

ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 5, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 26, 2022.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Robert Mallory

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.

Reply of petitioner Robert Mallory filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Norfolk Southern Railway Co. in opposition filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2022)