No. 25-439

Karl Tobien v. Nationwide General Insurance Company

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: affirmative-defense burden-of-proof civil-procedure legal-standard non-patent-case venue
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant who raises the affirmative defense of improper venue in a non-patent case bears the burden of proving that venue is improper

Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a defendant who raises the affirmative defense of improper venue in a non -patent case bears the burden of proving that venue is improper .

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-30
2025-12-30
Reply of petitioner Karl Tobien filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-10
Brief of Nationwide General Insurance Company in opposition submitted.
2025-12-10
Brief of respondent Nationwide General Insurance Company in opposition filed.
2025-10-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 10, 2025.
2025-10-28
Motion of Nationwide General Insurance Company for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 10, 2025 to December 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)
2025-09-24
Application (25A168) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 8, 2025.
2025-09-19
Application (25A168) to extend further the time from October 1, 2025 to October 8, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
2025-08-11
Application (25A168) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until October 1, 2025.
2025-08-05
Application (25A168) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 17, 2025 to October 1, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Karl Tobien
Xiao WangUniversity of Virginia School of Law, Petitioner
Xiao WangUniversity of Virginia School of Law, Petitioner
Nationwide General Insurance Company
Kendra Nychel BeckwithWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Respondent
Kendra Nychel BeckwithWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Respondent
Andrew Robert deHollWomble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP, Respondent
Andrew Robert deHollWomble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP, Respondent
Nathan Brown ThoresonWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Respondent
Nathan Brown ThoresonWomble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Respondent