No. 24-304

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, dba Labcorp v. Luke Davis, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-18
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (23)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) Experienced Counsel
Tags: article-iii certification class-action federal-court injury-in-fact standing
Key Terms:
ClassAction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24 (distributed 4 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court may certify a class action when some of its members lack any Article III injury

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal court may certify a class action when some of its members lack any Article III injury.

Docket Entries

2025-07-07
Judgment Issued.
2025-06-05
Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Justice Kavanaugh, dissenting. <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-304_3e04.pdf'>Opinion</a> per curiam.
2025-04-29
Argued. For petitioner: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For United States, as amicus curiae: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Deepak Gupta, Washington, D. C.
2025-04-25
Petitioners' response in opposition to letter of respondents, submitted.
2025-04-25
response in opposition to letter of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp submitted.
2025-04-25
Response of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp to motion submitted.
2025-04-23
Letter of respondents addressing supplemental information submitted.
2025-04-23
Letter of Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated submitted.
2025-04-21
Reply of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp submitted.
2025-04-21
Reply of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-17
Amicus brief of National Community Pharmacists Association submitted.
2025-04-17
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
2025-04-07
2025-04-07
Amicus brief of AARP et al. submitted.
2025-04-07
Amicus brief of American Antitrust Institute submitted.
2025-04-07
Amicus brief of National Community Pharmacists Association submitted.
2025-04-07
Amicus brief of Lionel Harper, Daniel Sinclair, Hassan Turner, and Luis Vazquez submitted.
2025-04-07
Amicus brief of Nobel Laureate Economists Joseph Stiglitz and Daniel McFadden submitted.
2025-04-07
2025-04-07
Brief amici curiae of Nobel Laureate Economist Joseph Stiglitz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-07
Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Complex Litigation Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-07
Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-07
Brief amici curiae of Federal Jurisdiction Scholars filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-07
Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians and Scholars of Representative Litigation filed. (Distributed)
2025-04-07
Brief amicus curiae of National Community Pharmacists Association filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-31
2025-03-31
Brief of respondents Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-31
Brief of Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated submitted.
2025-03-25
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
2025-03-25
Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
2025-03-19
CIRCULATED
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of Claims Administrators in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2025-03-12
2025-03-12
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of Claims Administrators in support of neither party filed.
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of City of Beverly Hills, California, et al. filed.
2025-03-12
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of Professor William B. Rubenstein, et al. in support of neither party filed.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of Atlantic Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-03-12
Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of TechNet submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, American Tort Reform Association, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of Mortgage Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, Consumer Data Industry Association, Independent Community Bankers of America submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of Professors William B. Rubenstein and Arthur R. Miller submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. submitted.
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of The Product Liability Advisory Council submitted.
2025-03-12
Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
2025-03-12
2025-03-12
Amicus brief of A.B. Data, Ltd.; Angeion Group, LLC; Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. submitted.
2025-03-12
2025-03-12
Brief amicus curiae of The Product Liability Advisory Council filed.
2025-03-12
Brief amicus curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. filed.
2025-03-12
Brief amici curiae of The City of Beverly Hills, et al. filed.
2025-03-05
Brief of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp filed.
2025-03-05
Brief of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp submitted.
2025-03-05
Joint Appendix submitted.
2025-03-05
Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed)
2025-03-03
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
2025-02-24
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
2025-01-24
Petition GRANTED limited to the following Question: Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Respondents' brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 31, 2025. The reply brief is to be received by the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025.
2025-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-20
Reply of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp submitted.
2024-12-20
Reply of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp filed. (Distributed)
2024-12-20
Reply of petitioner Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings filed. (Distributed)
2024-12-06
2024-10-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 6, 2024.
2024-10-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-10-08
Motion of Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated for an extension of time submitted.
2024-10-07
Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2024)
2024-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
2024-09-23
2024-09-18
Waiver of right of respondent Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated to respond filed.
2024-09-13
2024-05-25
Application (23A1050) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 13, 2024.
2024-05-22
Application (23A1050) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 17, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

A.B. Data, Ltd.; Angeion Group, LLC; Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc.
Peter K. StrisStris and Maher LLP, Amicus
Peter K. StrisStris and Maher LLP, Amicus
AARP et al.
John Paul Schnapper-CasterasSchnapper-Casteras PLLC, Amicus
John Paul Schnapper-CasterasSchnapper-Casteras PLLC, Amicus
American Antitrust Institute
Randy M. StutzAmerican Antitrust Institute, Amicus
Randy M. StutzAmerican Antitrust Institute, Amicus
Atlantic Legal Foundation
Lawrence S. EbnerAtlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus
Lawrence S. EbnerAtlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus
Civil Procedure and Complex Litigation Law Professors
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt PLLC, Amicus
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt PLLC, Amicus
Federal Jurisdiction Scholars
Joseph Marc SellersCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Amicus
Joseph Marc SellersCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Amicus
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, d/b/a Labcorp
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner
Noel John FranciscoJones Day, Petitioner
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Petitioner
Legal Historians and Scholars of Representative Litigation
Daniel Hirotsu WoofterRussell & Woofter LLC, Amicus
Daniel Hirotsu WoofterRussell & Woofter LLC, Amicus
Lionel Harper, Daniel Sinclair, Hassan Turner, and Luis Vazquez
Jamin Samuel SoderstromSoderstrom Law PC, Amicus
Jamin Samuel SoderstromSoderstrom Law PC, Amicus
Luke Davis, Julian Vargas, and American Council of the Blind, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
Benjamin James SweetNye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP, Respondent
Deepak GuptaGupta Wessler LLP, Respondent
Deepak GuptaGupta Wessler LLP, Respondent
Benjamin James SweetNye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP, Respondent
Nicolas Anthony SansonePublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Nicolas Anthony SansonePublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Mortgage Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, America’s Credit Unions, Consumer Data Industry Association, Independent Community Bankers of America
William McGinley JayGoodwin Procter, LLP, Amicus
William McGinley JayGoodwin Procter, LLP, Amicus
National Community Pharmacists Association
Joshua P. DavisBerger Montague PC, Amicus
Joshua P. DavisBerger Montague PC, Amicus
National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc.
Aram Avedis GavoorThe George Washington University Law School, Amicus
Aram Avedis GavoorThe George Washington University Law School, Amicus
Nobel Laureate Economists Joseph Stiglitz and Daniel McFadden
David C. FrederickKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Amicus
David C. FrederickKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Amicus
Professors William B. Rubenstein and Arthur R. Miller
William B. Rubensteinc/o Harvard Law School, Amicus
William B. Rubensteinc/o Harvard Law School, Amicus
TechNet
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, American Tort Reform Association, and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Brian David SchmalzbachMcGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
Brian David SchmalzbachMcGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
The City of Beverly Hills
Jeremy Brooks RosenHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Jeremy Brooks RosenHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Justin Reade SarnoHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Justin Reade SarnoHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Sheridan Lee CaldwellHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
Sheridan Lee CaldwellHorvitz & Levy LLP, Amicus
The Product Liability Advisory Council
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
Andrew John PincusMayer Brown LLP, Amicus
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Amicus
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Amicus
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Amicus
Washington Legal Foundation
Cory L. AndrewsWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus
Cory L. AndrewsWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus
John Mercer Masslon IIWashington Legal Foundation, Amicus