Sergeants Benevolent Ass’n Health and Welfare Fund v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLP
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 1916.
Issue
Whether, where purchasers allege that a manufacturer misrepresented a drug's safety to prescribing doctors to increase sales, the presence of the doctors breaks the causal chain"for purposes of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act causation"between the misrepresentations and the purchasers' economic injuries.
May 4, 2016Application (15A1138) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 18, 2016 to June 17, 2016, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
May 5, 2016Application (15A1138) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until June 17, 2016.
Jun 17, 2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 21, 2016)
Jun 30, 2016Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 22, 2016.
Jul 21, 2016Brief amici curiae of AARP, et al. filed.
Aug 18, 2016Brief of respondents Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLP, et al. in opposition filed.
Sep 6, 2016Reply of petitioners Sergeants Benevolent Association Health and Welfare Fund, et al. filed. (Distributed)Sep 7, 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016.
Oct 3, 2016Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Sergeants Benevolent Ass’n Health and Welfare Fund v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLP, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/sergeants-benevolent-assn-health-and-welfare-fund-v-sanofi-aventis-u-s-llp/