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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. v. Silbersher

Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2024

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1093 9th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: (1) Whether a relator can avoid the False Claims Act"s public disclosure bar by "stitching together" public disclosures; and (2) whether inter partes review"which this court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have described as a hearing between the federal government and the patent owner"constitutes a channel for public disclosure, either because the government is a "party" to inter partes review, or because that review is a "Federal ... hearing."

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/04/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2024)
04/16/2024Waiver of right of respondent Zachary Silbersher, et al. to respond filed.
04/17/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
05/01/2024Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
05/02/2024Response Requested. (Due June 3, 2024)
05/09/2024Brief amici curiae of Biotechnology Innovation Organization and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America filed.
05/30/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 3, 2024 to July 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/03/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 3, 2024.
06/18/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 3, 2024 to August 9, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/21/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 9, 2024.
08/09/2024Brief of respondents Zachary Silbersher, et al. in opposition filed.
08/27/2024Reply of petitioners Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
08/28/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
10/07/2024Petition DENIED.