No. 24A1070

Chatom Primary Care, P.C., et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-05
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: antitrust-liability first-amendment-petition fraudulent-misrepresentation monopoly-maintenance noerr-pennington-doctrine regulatory-deception
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether fraudulent misrepresentations to the government are immune from antitrust scrutiny under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether fraudulent misrepresentations to the government constitute a 'sham petition' exception to the Noerr-Pennington doctrine's immunity from antitrust liability, or whether the doctrine permits a separate fraud exception when a party deceives a regulatory agency to suppress competition

Docket Entries

2025-06-09
Application (24A1070) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 10, 2025.
2025-05-30
Application of Chatom Primary Care, P.C., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al. for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-05-30
Application (24A1070) to extend further the time from June 10, 2025 to July 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-05-07
Application (24A1070) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 10, 2025.
2025-05-01
Application (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.

Attorneys

Chatom Primary Care, P.C., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al.
Deepak GuptaGupta Wessler LLP, Petitioner