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Shandong Linglong Rubber Company, Ltd. v. Tire Engineering & Distribution, LLC

Petition for certiorari denied on January 7, 2013

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-444 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2012

Issue: (1) Whether, where one or more of the underlying theories of recovery are set aside after trial, a court must vacate the jury"s general verdict (as this Court and five courts of appeals have held) or instead apply a "harmless error" exception (as seven courts of appeals, including the court below, have held); and (2) if such an exception exists, what the standard for determining whether the error is harmless is.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/09/2012Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 13, 2012)
11/13/2012Brief of respondents Tire Engineering & Distribution, LLC, Jordan Fishman, Bearcat Tire A.R.L.,and BCATCO A.R.L. in opposition filed.
11/27/2012Reply of petitioners Shandong Linglong Robber Company, Ltd., nka Linglong Group Company Ltd., et al. filed.
11/28/2012DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2013.
01/07/2013Petition DENIED.

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