SQM North America Corporation v. City of Pomona
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on December 15, 2014.
Issue
Whether, as the Ninth Circuit held, in open and admitted conflict with other courts of appeals, a district court may exclude expert testimony as unreliable only when it is based on a "faulty methodology or theory," or whether, as the Third Circuit and other circuits have held, "any step that renders the analysis unreliable . . . renders the expert's testimony inadmissible."
Sep 8, 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2014)
Sep 19, 2014Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner and the respondent.
Sep 30, 2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 13, 2014.
Oct 14, 2014Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc filed.
Oct 14, 2014Brief amici curiae of American Coatings Association, et al. filed.
Oct 14, 2014Brief amicus curiae of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar filed.
Oct 14, 2014Brief amici curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
Nov 13, 2014Brief of respondent City of Pomona, California in opposition filed.
Nov 19, 2014Letter of November 19, 2014, from counsel for petitioner waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5.
Nov 24, 2014Reply of petitioner SQM North America Corporation filed.Nov 25, 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014.
Dec 15, 2014Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: SQM North America Corporation v. City of Pomona, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/sqm-north-america-corporation-v-city-of-pomona-2/