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Target Corp. v. Guvenoz

Petition for certiorari denied on June 6, 2016

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-1081 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: Whether the decision of the Illinois Appellate Court, which permits personal-injury plaintiffs in Illinois to proceed with the very "stop-selling" theory of liability this Court rejected as "incompatible with our pre-emption jurisprudence" in Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett, should be summarily reversed.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/18/2015Application (15A655) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 29, 2015 to February 25, 2016, submitted to Justice Kagan.
12/21/2015Application (15A655) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 25, 2016.
02/25/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2016)
03/16/2016Waiver of right of respondent Nicole Guvenoz, Individually and as Respresentative of the Estate of Lewis Guvenoz, Deceased to respond filed.
03/30/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2016.
04/01/2016Response Requested . (Due May 2, 2016)
04/29/2016Brief of respondent Nicole Guvenoz, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Lewis Guvenoz, Deceased in opposition filed.
05/16/2016Reply of petitioners Target Corporation, et al. filed.
05/17/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016.
06/06/2016Petition DENIED.