No. 24-348

Pamela D. Sutherland v. DCC Litigation Facility, Inc.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bankruptcy-settlement breast-implant-claims constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection payment-dispute
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-11-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Was a Jury Trial Properly Denied Petitioner, and What Could a Jury Decide?

A. Did Dow pay $3.2 Billion, as it agreed to pay?

B. Should Dow be discharged in Bankruptcy, if it did not pay $3.2 Billion?

C. Did the Opt-out Plaintiff get a chance to prove injury from Breast Implants?

D. If Dow delayed payment for 30 years, can Plaintiff prove Dow paid nothing but Investment-interest?

E. Are there Constitutional 14th Amendment issues of "due process" and "equal protection, plus 5th Amendment "taking"?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bankruptcy settlement involving Dow's $3.2 billion payment for breast implant claims violates due process and constitutional protections

Docket Entries

2024-11-18
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2024-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
2024-10-01
Waiver of right of respondent DCC Litigation Facility, Inc to respond filed.
2024-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2024)

Attorneys

DCC Litigation Facility, Inc
Christian Charles HuffmanGaran Lucow Miller, P.C., Respondent
Pamela Sutherland
James L Elsman Jr.Elsman Law Firm, Petitioner