R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Graham
Petition for certiorari denied on January 8, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether, when there is no way to tell whether a prior jury found particular facts against a party, due process permits those facts to be conclusively presumed against that party in subsequent litigation; and (2) whether, if the Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc. jury's findings are deemed to establish that all cigarettes are inherently defective, claims based on those findings are pre-empted by the many federal statutes that manifest Congress's intent that cigarettes continue to be lawfully sold in the United States.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the day (Aurora Barnes, October 17, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/18/2017 | Application (17A74) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 16, 2017 to September 15, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 07/26/2017 | Application (17A74) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 15, 2017. |
| 09/15/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2017) |
| 09/22/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 20, 2017. |
| 09/26/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. on 09/27/2017 |
| 09/26/2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Theresa Graham on 09/27/2017 |
| 10/19/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
| 10/19/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc filed. |
| 10/19/2017 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. filed. |
| 11/20/2017 | Brief of respondent Theresa Graham in opposition filed. |
| 12/06/2017 | Reply of petitioners R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. filed. |
| 12/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| 01/08/2018 | Petition DENIED. |