No. 19-168

Remington Arms Co., LLC, et al. v. Donna L. Soto, Administratrix of the Estate of Victoria L. Soto, et al.

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2019-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (6) Experienced Counsel
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights commerce-clause due-process firearms-immunity firearms-industry-regulation free-speech plcaa plcaa-immunity predicate-exception statutory-interpretation unfair-trade-practices
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

The question presented is whether the PLCAA's predicate exception encompasses alleged violations of broad, generally applicable state statutes, such as the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, which forbids "unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce." Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b(a).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the PLCAA's predicate exception encompasses alleged violations of broad, generally applicable state statutes

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-18
Reply of petitioners Remington Arms Co., LLC, et al. filed.
2019-10-04
Brief of respondents Donna L. Soto, Administratrix of the Estate of Victoria L. Soto, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-09-04
Brief amici curiae of Twenty-Two Members of the United States House of Representatives filed.
2019-09-04
Brief amici curiae of States of Texas, et al. filed.
2019-09-04
Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation filed.
2019-09-04
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Second Amendment Law, et al. filed.
2019-09-04
Certificate of Service filed with respect to amicus curiae brief of Professors of Scond Amendment Law, et al.
2019-09-04
Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.
2019-09-03
Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, Inc., et al. filed.
2019-08-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 4, 2019.
2019-08-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 4, 2019 to October 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2019)
2019-05-17
Application (18A1185) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until August 1, 2019.
2019-05-16
Application (18A1185) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2019 to August 1, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Attorneys

Donna L. Soto, Administratrix of the Estate of Victoria L. Soto, et al.
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Respondent
Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al.
Herbert William TitusWilliam J. Olson, Amicus
National Rifle Association of America, Inc.; Connecticut Citizens Defense League, Inc.
John Parker SweeneyBradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, Amicus
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Jonathan F. MitchellMitchell Law PLLC, Amicus
PROFESSORS OF SECOND AMENDMENT LAW, CATO INSTITUTE, FIREARMS POLICY COALITION, FIREARMS POLICY FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA GUN RIGHTS FOUNDATION, MADISON SOCIETY FOUNDATION, INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE
David Benjamin KopelIndependence Institute, Amicus
Remington Arms Co., LLC, et al.
Scott A. KellerBaker Botts LLP, Petitioner
STATES OF TEXAS, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, AND WEST VIRGINIA, AND GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT OF MISSISSIPPI
Kyle Douglas HawkinsTexas Attorney General's Office, Amicus
TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Edgar Robert HadenBalch & Bingham LLP, Amicus