US Foods, Inc. v. Catholic Healthcare West
Petition for certiorari denied on April 28, 2014
Issue: (1) Whether contract-expectation damages are a permissible remedy in a civil RICO action based on alleged fraud, and if so, whether such damages are available even where any expectation was created only by the alleged fraudulent conduct; (2) whether but-for causation in a civil RICO class action may be satisfied by a class-wide presumption of reliance on alleged fraudulent conduct in the absence of any individualized proof that any member of the class actually relied on that conduct; and (3) whether a nationwide class asserting state-law claims under multiple state laws may be certified under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in the absence of any showing that the state laws at issue are uniformly interpreted and applied.
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- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, April 22, 2014)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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01/21/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2014) |
02/10/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 24, 2014. |
02/24/2014 | Brief amici curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar, and The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
03/21/2014 | Brief of respondents Catholic Healthcare West, et al. in opposition filed. |
04/08/2014 | Reply of petitioner US Foods, Inc., fka US Foodservice, Inc. filed. |
04/09/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 25, 2014. |
04/28/2014 | Petition DENIED. |