Dean Foods Company v. Food Lion, LLC
Petition for certiorari denied on November 17, 2014
Issue: Whether, in antitrust or other cases in which the plaintiff must prove causation in fact as an element of the claim, a plaintiff must produce evidence of causation to defeat a motion for summary judgment, or whether a court may instead presume causation at summary judgment and permit the case to proceed to trial based on that presumption.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Apr 25 2014 | Application (13A1083) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 2, 2014 to July 2, 2014, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Apr 29 2014 | Application (13A1083) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 2, 2014. |
| Jun 17 2014 | Application (13A1083) to extend further the time from July 2, 2014 to August 1, 2014, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jun 17 2014 | Application (13A1083) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 1, 2014. |
| Aug 1 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 3, 2014) |
| Aug 18 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 3, 2014. |
| Aug 20 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Sep 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed. |
| Sep 3 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Air Transport Association of America, Inc., et al. filed. |
| Sep 26 2014 | Brief of respondents Food Lion, LLC, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 14 2014 | Reply of petitioners Dean Foods Company, et al. filed. |
| Oct 15 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014. |
| Oct 29 2014 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014. |
| Nov 5 2014 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
| Nov 17 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
