No. 25-1111

Roxana Towry Russell v. Walmart Inc., a Delaware Corporation, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-23
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review copyright-infringement federal-rules-civil-procedure judgment-as-matter-of-law secondary-liability sufficiency-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2026-04-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a court of appeals may assess the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury verdict by reviewing the denial of a Rule 50(a) motion.

2. Whether the Court should hold this petition pending Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 24-171—which concerns the proper standard for secondary liability for copyright infringement—and then dispose of this petition as appropriate following its decision in Cox.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court of appeals may assess the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury verdict by reviewing the denial of a Rule 50(a) motion for judgment as a matter of law, and whether secondary liability standards for copyright infringement should be clarified pending the Court's decision in Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

Docket Entries

2026-04-07
Supplemental Brief of Roxana Towry Russell submitted.
2026-04-07
Supplemental brief of petitioner Roxana Towry Russell filed. (Distributed)
2026-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
2026-03-26
Waiver of right of respondent Walmart Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2026-03-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2026)
2026-01-15
Application (25A820) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 22, 2026.
2026-01-09
Application (25A820) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 21, 2026 to March 22, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Roxana Towry Russell
Lucas Michael WalkerMoloLamken LLP, Petitioner
Walmart Inc., et al.
Leah Ariel MintzDuane Morris, LLP, Respondent