No. 18-546

Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, et al. v. Association for Accessible Medicines

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: commerce-clause consumer-protection dormant-commerce-clause drug-pricing extraterritoriality federalism generic-drugs prescription-drugs price-control price-gouging state-police-powers state-regulation
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Latest Conference: 2019-02-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Commerce Clause prohibit a state from protecting consumer access to essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs by requiring manufacturers to refrain from unconscionably raising the price of those drugs sold in the state?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Commerce Clause prohibit a state from protecting consumer access to essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs by requiring manufacturers to refrain from unconscionably raising the price of those drugs sold in the state?

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-25
Reply of petitioners Brian Frosh, et al. filed.
2019-01-14
Brief of respondent Association for Accessible Medicines in opposition filed.
2018-12-13
Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars filed.
2018-12-13
Brief amici curiae of National Health Law Program, et al. filed.
2018-11-21
Brief amici curiae of Gerard F. Anderson; Joshua M. Sharfstein filed.
2018-11-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 14, 2019.
2018-11-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 13, 2018 to January 14, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-11-13
Response Requested. (Due December 13, 2018)
2018-11-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent Association for Accessible Medicines to respond filed.
2018-11-05
Blanket Consent filed by Respondents, Association for Accessible Medicines.
2018-11-01
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Brian Frosh, et al.
2018-10-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2018)

Attorneys

Association for Accessible Medicines
Jay Philip LefkowitzKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Jay Philip LefkowitzKirkland & Ellis LLP, Respondent
Brian Frosh, et al.
Julia Doyle Bernhardt — Petitioner
Julia Doyle Bernhardt — Petitioner
Gerard F. Anderson; Joshua M. Sharfstein
James Dabney MillerJames Dabney Miller, Amicus
James Dabney MillerJames Dabney Miller, Amicus
Legal Scholars
Dawinder Singh Sidhu — Amicus
Dawinder Singh Sidhu — Amicus
National Health Law Program, et al.
Wayne TurnerNational Health Law Program, Amicus
Wayne TurnerNational Health Law Program, Amicus