Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Due Process Clause is violated by a rule that permits plaintiffs to invoke a prior jury’s findings to establish elements of their claims without showing that those elements were actually decided in their favor in the prior proceeding, based merely on the fact that the defendant had an opportunity to be heard on those issues in the prior proceeding and the possibility that the relevant issues might have been decided in the plaintiffs’ favor in that proceeding.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
February 25, 2019
U.S. Chamber files coalition brief asking Supreme Court to protect the due process right of class action defendants to present every available defense and reverse overbroad issue preclusion in Engle litigation saga
December 20, 2018
Click here to view the brief filed by the U.S. Chamber, American Tort Reform Association, and National Association of Manufacturers.
Anton Metlitsky and Jason Zarrow of O'Melveney & Myers LLP served as co-counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- Responseto Applicationfrom Respondent Philip Morris USA Inc v Boatright U S Supreme Court
- Cert. Petition -- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber, et. al Amicus Brief -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Searcy; Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf