SQM North America Corporation v. City of Pomona
Petition for certiorari denied on December 15, 2014
Issue: Whether, as the Ninth Circuit held, in open and admitted conflict with other courts of appeals, a district court may exclude expert testimony as unreliable only when it is based on a “faulty methodology or theory,” or whether, as the Third Circuit and other circuits have held, “any step that renders the analysis unreliable . . . renders the expert's testimony inadmissible.”
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Sep 8 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2014) |
| Sep 19 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner and the respondent. |
| Sep 30 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2014. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc filed. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Coatings Association, et al. filed. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Nov 13 2014 | Brief of respondent City of Pomona, California in opposition filed. |
| Nov 19 2014 | Letter of November 19, 2014, from counsel for petitioner waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5. |
| Nov 24 2014 | Reply of petitioner SQM North America Corporation filed. |
| Nov 25 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. |
| Dec 15 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
