| Case Information: 34300 | |||
| Short Caption: | BADILLO VS. AMERICAN BRANDS, INC. (NRAP 5) | Court: | Supreme Court |
| Lower Court Case(s): | NONE | Classification: | Original Proceeding - NRAP 5 - U.S. District Court |
| Disqualifications: | Young | Case Status: | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed |
| Replacement: | Panel Assigned: | En Banc | |
| To SP/Judge: | SP Status: | ||
| Oral Argument: | 09/14/2000 at 10:30 AM | Oral Argument Location: | Carson City |
| Submission Date: | 09/14/2000 | How Submitted: | After Oral Argument |
| Party Information | ||
| Role | Party Name | Represented By |
| Amicus Curiae | Amicus Curiae Party | Chester H. Adams (Sparks City Attorney) Mark A. Behrens (Crowell & Moring LLP) Emma K. Burton (Crowell & Moring LLP) Andrew Craner (Lefebvre, Barron & Vivone, Chtd.) Sherman Joyce (American Tort Reform Association) Alan J. Lefebvre (Lefebvre, Barron & Vivone, Chtd.) John J. McCune (McDonald Carano Wilson McCune Bergin Frankovich & Hicks LLP/Reno) Samuel P. McMullen (McMullen Strategic Group) William E. Peterson Margo Piscevich (Piscevich & Fenner) Victor E. Schwartz (Crowell & Moring LLP) Charles W. Spann (Perry & Spann/Reno) Hugh F. Young, Jr. |
| Appellant | Anne Selcer | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Antonio Badillo | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Bradley Doud | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Clara Virga | John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Debra K. Otting | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Dennis Honeywell | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Earl Wittig | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Jack M. Lipsman | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | James A. Dilullo | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Kimberly Bosley | Norman B. Blumenthal (Blumenthal & Markham) Mark Chavez (Chavez & Gertler LLP) Charles C. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) Mark A. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) David R. Markham (Blumenthal & Markham) Sheldon A. Ostroff (Blumenthal & Markham) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Loretta Brown | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Martin N. Halnan | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Norman Selcer | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Regina Basilio | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Robert Murphy | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Robert Tassiello | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Thomas Franklin | Patrick M. Files (Godfrey Firm) Peter L. Flangas Jarrell E. Godfrey (Godfrey Firm) Stephen B. Murray (Murray Law Firm) Perry M. Nicosia (Murray Law Firm) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) John Tom Ross (Ross Law Chartered) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | V. Arlene Christensen | Norman B. Blumenthal (Blumenthal & Markham) Mark Chavez (Chavez & Gertler LLP) Charles C. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) Mark A. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) David R. Markham (Blumenthal & Markham) Sheldon A. Ostroff (Blumenthal & Markham) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | Vito Dienno | Nicholas A. Boylan (Edwards & Winterton, Chtd.) John F. Edgar (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Robert B. Gerard (Gerard & Associates) Gregory Leyh (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Kenneth B. McClain (Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, P.C.) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Appellant | William Joseph | Norman B. Blumenthal (Blumenthal & Markham) Mark Chavez (Chavez & Gertler LLP) Charles C. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) Mark A. LoBello (LoBello & LoBello) David R. Markham (Blumenthal & Markham) Sheldon A. Ostroff (Blumenthal & Markham) Daniel F. Polsenberg (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) Beau Sterling (Beckley Singleton Jemison Cobeaga & List/Las Vegas) |
| Respondent | American Brands, Inc. | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) |
| Respondent | American Tobacco Company | Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Gayle Gough (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) W. Bruce Wold (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) |
| Respondent | B.A.T. Industries P.L.C. | Leland Eugene Backus (Backus & Associates, Ltd.) John J. Kenney (Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett) Michael Komar (Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett) Joseph McLaughlin (Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett) Ronald M. Newmann (Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett) |
| Respondent | Batus Holdings, Inc. | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Gayle Gough (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) W. Bruce Wold (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) |
| Respondent | Batus Tobacco Services, Inc. | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Gayle Gough (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) W. Bruce Wold (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) |
| Respondent | BGLS, Inc. | Michael M. Fay (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) John K. Gallagher (Guild, Gallagher & Fuller, Ltd.) Marie V. Santacroce (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) |
| Respondent | British American Tobacco Company, Ltd. | Glenn R. Bronson (Chadbourne & Parke LLP) Jay R Henneberry (Chadbourne & Parke LLP) Mark A. Hutchison (Hutchison & Steffen, LLC/Las Vegas) John Nyhan (Chadbourne & Parke LLP) |
| Respondent | Brooke Group Ltd. | Michael M. Fay (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) John K. Gallagher (Guild, Gallagher & Fuller, Ltd.) Marie V. Santacroce (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) |
| Respondent | Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Gayle Gough (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) W. Bruce Wold (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold/San Francisco) |
| Respondent | Dosal Tobacco Corporation | Jose E. Martinez (Martinez & Gutierrez) |
| Respondent | Liggett & Myers, Inc. | Michael M. Fay (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) John K. Gallagher (Guild, Gallagher & Fuller, Ltd.) Marie V. Santacroce (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) |
| Respondent | Liggett Group, Inc. | Michael M. Fay (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) John K. Gallagher (Guild, Gallagher & Fuller, Ltd.) Marie V. Santacroce (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP) |
| Respondent | Loews Corporation | Martina L. Jaccarino (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Thomas F. Kummer (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Gary Long (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) John Sherk (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) |
| Respondent | Lorillard, Inc. | Phillip W. Bartlett (McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP/Reno) Martina L. Jaccarino (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Thomas F. Kummer (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Gary Long (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) John Sherk (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Teresa J. Thienhaus (McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP/Reno) |
| Respondent | Lorillard Tobacco Company | Phillip W. Bartlett (McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP/Reno) Martina L. Jaccarino (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Thomas F. Kummer (Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw/Las Vegas) Gary Long (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) John Sherk (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Teresa J. Thienhaus (McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP/Reno) |
| Respondent | National Association of Tobacco Distributors | |
| Respondent | Philip Morris, Inc. | Tammy Grubb Coker (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Timothy E. Congrove (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Gary Long (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Anna S. McLean (Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP/San Diego) Steve L. Morris (Schreck Morris) John Sherk (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) |
| Respondent | Philip Morris Companies, Inc. | Tammy Grubb Coker (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Timothy E. Congrove (Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP) Anna S. McLean (Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP/San Diego) Steve L. Morris (Schreck Morris) |
| Respondent | Philip Morris International, Inc. | |
| Respondent | Philip Morris Marketing SA | |
| Respondent | Philip Morris Products, Inc. | |
| Respondent | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Jerome R. Doak (Jones Day/Dallas) Kevin Dorse (Jones Day Reavis & Pogue) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Jeffrey L. Furr (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice) Mark Kassabian (Jones Day Reavis & Pogue) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Margaret Lyle (Jones Day/Dallas) Ricky L. Shackelford (Jones Day Reavis & Pogue) Hugh Whiting (Jones Day/Cleveland) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) |
| Respondent | RJR Nabisco, Inc. | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) |
| Respondent | RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation | Dan C. Bowen (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) Vincent T. Chang (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) David N. Frederick (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Dennis L. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Todd E. Kennedy (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Las Vegas) Daniel F. Kolb (Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP) Allen J. Wilt (Lionel Sawyer & Collins/Reno) |
| Respondent | The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc. | R. Townsend Davis (Debevoise & Plimpton) Lynn S McCreary (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP/Overland Park) Douglass A. Mitchell (Dickerson, Dickerson, Consul & Pocker) Rodney W. Ott (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP/Phoenix) Harry Zirlin (Debevoise & Plimpton) |
| Respondent | Tobacco Institute, Inc. | Dennis B. Aurbach (Covington & Burling LLP/Washington DC) Gary R. Goodheart (Jones Vargas/Las Vegas) Eric W. Lerude (Jones Vargas/Reno) Albert F. Pagni (Jones Vargas/Reno) Ethan M. Posner (Covington & Burling LLP/Washington DC) |
| Respondent | Tobacco Merchants Association of the United States | Dennis B. Aurbach (Covington & Burling LLP/Washington DC) Gary R. Goodheart (Jones Vargas/Las Vegas) Eric W. Lerude (Jones Vargas/Reno) Albert F. Pagni (Jones Vargas/Reno) Ethan M. Posner (Covington & Burling LLP/Washington DC) |
| Respondent | United States Tobacco Company | Arthur Aizley (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) Mark S. Cheffo (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) |
| Respondent | UST, Inc. | Arthur Aizley (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) Mark S. Cheffo (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) C. Stanley Hunterton (Hunterton & Associates) |
| Docket Entries | ||||
| Date | Type | Description | Pending? | Document |
| 06/04/1999 | Order/Incoming | Filed Order Certifying Question to Nevada Supreme Court. Received from U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. | 99-04696 | |
| 06/04/1999 | Filing Fee | Filing Fee due. | ||
| 06/04/1999 | Other | Disqualification of Justice Young. Law firm of Lionel Sawyer & Collins. | ||
| 06/18/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion for Permission to file Written Briefs and Present Oral Argument. | 99-05319 | |
| 06/23/1999 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Appellants shall have 60 days from the date of this order to file and serve a single, joint opening brief in support of their claim for medical monitoring. Respondents shall have 45 days after the opening brief is filed and served to file and serve a single, joint answering brief. Appellants shall have 20 days from the date the answering brief is filed and served to file and serve a single, joint reply brief, if any. The briefs shall not exceed fifty pages each. The parties are futher ordered to prepare and file a joint appendix. The appendix shall be filed no later than the date on which the opening brief is filed. fn1[We caution parties represented by out-of-state counsel that practice before this court is limited by NRAP 46(a). | 99-05450 | |
| 08/10/1999 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. Pursuant to NRAP 5(e), this court's filing fee "shall be equally divided between the parties." The appellants jointly and the respondents jointly shall each pay the sum of $100 to the clerk of this court within 15 days from the date of this order. | 99-07394 | |
| 08/16/1999 | Filing Fee | Received Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $100.00 from Nevada Tobacco Litigation Fund-Murray Law Firm--check no. 1013. (for appellants) | ||
| 08/23/1999 | Filing Fee | Received Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $100.00 from Lionel Sawyer & Collins--check no. 106027. (For respondents) | ||
| 08/25/1999 | Brief | Filed Opening Brief. Appellant's Joint Opening Brief. Mailed on: 8/23/99. | 99-07925 | |
| 08/25/1999 | Appendix | Filed Joint Appendix. | 99-07926 | |
| 10/06/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association for leave to file Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-09608 | |
| 10/06/1999 | Brief | Received Amicus Brief. Brief of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-09609 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Brief | Filed Answering Brief. Mailed on: Hand delivered 10/7/99. | 99-09677 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Appendix | Filed Appendix. Addendum to Respondent's Answering Brief. | 99-09678 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Appendix | Filed Appendix to Answering Brief. Volumes 1 through 8. | 99-09679 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Proof of Service. Certificate of Service of Addendum to Respondent's Answering Brief and Respondent's Appendix, Volumes 1 through 8. | 99-09680 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Brief | Received Amicus Brief. Brief of Amicus Curiae In Support of Respondents American Brands, Inc., et al. | 99-09698 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion of Amici Curiae for Leave to File Amicus Brief. | 99-09697 | |
| 10/07/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion of the American Gaming Association, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Association of Employers, Nevada Resort Association, Nevada Self-Insurers Association, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, and Retail Association of Nevada for Leave to File as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-09715 | |
| 10/25/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion to Extend Time. | 99-10471 | |
| 11/22/1999 | Brief | Received Reply Brief. | 99-11688 | |
| 11/22/1999 | Appendix | Received Appendix to Reply Brief. Supplemental Appendix. | 99-11689 | |
| 11/24/1999 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Proof of Service. for Supplemental Appendix to Appellants' Reply Brief. | 99-13458 | |
| 12/01/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion to Associate Counsel. (Stephen B. Murray) | 99-11974 | |
| 12/01/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Attorney Stephen B. Murray. | 99-11977 | |
| 12/01/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion to Associate Counsel (Perry M. Nicosia). | 99-11979 | |
| 12/01/1999 | Motion | Filed Motion. Attorney Perry M. Nicosia. | 99-11981 | |
| 01/12/2000 | Motion | Filed Motion. Motion of Product Liability Advisory Counsel, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association for Leave to File Supplement to Amici Curiae. | 00-00541 | |
| 01/12/2000 | Brief | Received Supplemental Brief. Supplement to Brief of Product Liability Advisory Counsel, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 00-00544 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. We grant the motions for leave to file amici curiae briefs in support of respondents and direct the clerk of this court to file, forthwith, the briefs provisionally received on October 6, 1999, and October 7, 1999. We direct the clerk to also file the supplement provisionally received on January 12, 2000. Appellants may, within 30 days of the date of this order, file and serve an answer to the amici curiae briefs and supplement. fn1[The Nevada businesses, organizations and manufacturers are too numerous to list. They have joined together in two separate groups and seek only to file two separate amici curiae briefs.] fn2[On October 25, 1999, appellants filed a motion for an extension of time to file the reply brief. We grant appellants' unopposed motion and direct the clerk to forthwith file the reply brief and appendix provisionally received on November 22, 1999. Appellant's motion suggests that they may have responded to the amici curiae briefs in their reply brief. If this is the case they need not file an additional answer to the amici curiae briefs and supplement.] Attorney Peter L. Flangas has filed motions to associate attorney Stephen B. Murray and Perry M. Nicosia pursuant to SCR 42. Attorney Flangas has failed to file proof of service despite telephonic notification of the requirement from the clerk of this court. We deny the motions without prejudice. Attorney Flangas may renew the motions as long as they are accompanied by the required proof of service. | 00-04529 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief. Brief of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-09609 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief. Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondents American Brands, Inc., et al. | 99-09698 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Brief | Filed Amicus Brief. Brief of American Gaming Assoc., Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Association of Employers, Nevada Resort Association, Nevada Self-Insurers Association, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, and Retail Association of Nevada for Leave to File as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-09718 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Brief | Filed Amended Brief. Supplement to Brief of Product Liability Advisory Counsel, Inc. and American Tort Reform Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 00-00544 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Brief | Filed Reply Brief. Mailed on: 11/17/99. | 99-11688 | |
| 03/21/2000 | Appendix | Filed Appendix to Reply Brief. | 99-11689 | |
| 03/22/2000 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order. On October 25, 1999, appellants submitted a response to the motion. Because the response was submitted late, it was received but not filed. On March 21, 2000, this court entered an order granting the motion for leave to file an amici curiae brief. We direct the clerk to file, forthwith, appellants' response received on October 25, 1999. | 00-04552 | |
| 03/22/2000 | Motion | Filed Response to Motion. Response to Motion of the American Gaming Association, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Association of Employers, Nevada Resort Association, Nevada Self-Insurers Association, Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, and Retail Association of Nevada for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. | 99-10472 | |
| 04/10/2000 | Notice/Incoming | Filed Proof of Service. (Motions to Associate Counsel). | 00-05695 | |
| 05/30/2000 | Order/Procedural | Filed Order Granting Motion. On December 1, 1999, Nevada attorney Peter L. Flangas filed motions to associate louisiana attorneys Stephen B. Murray and Perry M. Nocosia of the Murray Law Firm as counsel in this appeal. On April 10, 2000, attorney Flangas filed a certificate of service of the motions to associate Stephen B. Murray and Perry M. Nicosia as counsel, thereby renewing the December 1, 1999, motions. We grant the motions. Attorneys Murray and Nicosia shall be permitted to represent appellants Badillo, Franklin, Lipsman, Otting, Tassiello, Basilio, Murphy, Dilullo and Honeywell in this appeal pursuant to SCR 42. Nevada attorney Flangas shall be responsible for all matters presented herein by attorneys Murray and Nicosia in this matter. | 00-09077 | |
| 07/21/2000 | Notice/Outgoing | Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes in Carson City on September 14, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. (En Banc) | 00-12623 | |
| 08/30/2000 | Brief | Filed Supplemental Authorities. Respondents' Memorandum of Supplemental Authorities. | 00-15279 | |
| 08/31/2000 | Notice/Outgoing | Issued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. | 00-15344 | |
| 09/11/2000 | Letter/Incoming | Filed Letter. from attorney Leland Eugene Backus regarding change of firm name. | 00-15975 | |
| 09/14/2000 | Case Status Update | Submitted for Decision. Panel: En Banc. | ||
| 01/30/2001 | Opinion/Dispositional | Filed Per Curiam Opinion. "Questions answered." Before the Court En Banc. Per Curiam. fn5[The Honorable Cliff Young, Justice, did not participate in the decision of the matter.] 117 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 4. | 01-01938 | |
| 02/27/2001 | Remittitur | Issued Remittitur. | 01-02060 | |
| 02/27/2001 | Case Status Update | Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. | ||