No. 25-3

Malco Enterprises of Nevada, Inc., a Domestic Corporation v. Alelign Woldeyohannes

Lower Court: Nevada
Docketed: 2025-07-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: financial-responsibility-law graves-amendment preemption rental-car-liability state-statute vicarious-liability
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a state statute that imposes vicarious liability on rental and leasing companies through a provision governing insurance can evade Graves Amendment preemption under its exception for "financial responsibility laws."

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state statute that imposes vicarious liability on rental and leasing companies through a provision governing insurance can evade Graves Amendment preemption under its exception for 'financial responsibility laws'

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-15
Reply of Malco Enterprises of Nevada, Inc., a domestic corporation submitted.
2025-09-15
Reply of petitioner Malco Enterprises of Nevada, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2025-08-28
Brief of Alelign Woldeyohannes in opposition submitted.
2025-08-28
Brief of respondent Alelign Woldeyohannes in opposition filed.
2025-07-18
Amicus brief of AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMER VEHICLE LESSORS, AND AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE LEASING ASSOCIATION submitted.
2025-07-18
Brief amici curiae of American Financial Services Association, et al. filed.
2025-07-16
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-07-15
2025-07-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 2, 2025.
2025-07-02
Motion of Alelign Woldeyohannes for an extension of time submitted.
2025-07-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2025 to September 1, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-06-27
2025-04-21
Application (24A1008) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 27, 2025.
2025-04-16
Application (24A1008) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 28, 2025 to June 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Alelign Woldeyohannes
Jonathan Lawrence HiltonHilton Parker LLC, Respondent
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMER VEHICLE LESSORS, AND AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE LEASING ASSOCIATION
Scott James HymanWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Amicus
Malco Enterprises of Nevada, Inc., a domestic corporation
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Petitioner
Washington Legal Foundation
Cory L. Andrews — Amicus