Carpenter Co. v. Ace Foam, Inc.

Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2015

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
14-577	6th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: (1) Whether the standing requirements of Article III apply to all members of a class certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23; and (2) whether certifying a class under Rule 23(b)(3) is improper where individualized damages issues predominate, and where plaintiffs rely exclusively on aggregate damages models that calculate damages purportedly incurred by the class as a whole, rather than by individual class members.

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/18/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 19, 2014)
12/05/2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
12/10/2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 20, 2015.
12/19/2014	Brief amicus curiae of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
12/19/2014	Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
12/19/2014	Brief amici curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
12/19/2014	Brief amicus curiae of Dow Chemical Company filed.
12/23/2014	Brief of respondent Direct Purchaser Class in opposition filed.
12/23/2014	Brief of respondent Indirect Purchaser Class in opposition filed.
01/06/2015	Reply of petitioners Carpenter Co., et al. filed.
01/14/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
01/29/2015	Supplemental brief of petitioners Carpenter Co., et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/03/2015	Supplemental brief of respondent Direct Purchaser Class filed. (Distributed)
02/18/2015	Rescheduled.
02/23/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2015.
03/02/2015	Petition DENIED.