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Argument sitting

January 2011 oral arguments

10 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Five argument days, January 10 to January 19, 2011. Four of them have more than one case.

1 case
Drug safety disclosuresMatrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. James SiracusanoCan a plaintiff state a claim under the Securities Exchange Act based on a pharmaceutical company's non-disclosure of adverse event reports even though the reports are not alleged to be statistically significant?Decided 09-1156

2 cases
Foreign companies in state courtsJ. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Robert Nicastro, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Roseanne NicastroMay a consumer sue a foreign manufacturer in state court over a product that the foreign company marketed and sold in the United States?Decided 09-1343Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Edgar D. Brown, et ux., Co-Administrators of the Estate of Julian David BrownMay a consumer sue a foreign manufacturer in a U.S. court when the manufacturer's only connection with the United States is that another company sells its products in this country?Decided 10-76

2 cases
Resisting arrest and violent feloniesMarcus Sykes v. United StatesDoes a conviction for resisting arrest counts as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act?Decided 09-11311Police-created emergenciesKentucky v. Hollis Deshaun KingDoes the exclusionary rule, which forbids the use of illegally seized evidence except in emergency situations, apply when the emergency is created by lawful police actions?Decided 09-1272

3 cases
Drug class-action lawsuitsKeith Smith v. Bayer CorporationDid a lower court erroneously prevent a group of plaintiffs from proceeding with a class-action lawsuit over a cholesterol-lowering drug that was removed from the market in 2001?Decided 09-1205Classified information in contract suitsGeneral Dynamics Corp. v. United StatesCan the government sue a federal contractor for breach of contract then use the state secrets doctrine to prevent the contractor from raising a defense that would require the contractor to disclose secret information?Decided 09-1298Bankruptcy court authorityHoward K. Stern, of the Estate of Vickie Lynn Marshall v. Elaine T. Marshall, of the Estate of E. Pierce MarshallWhen a creditor files a claim in bankruptcy court, the debtor is sometimes required to file any counterclaim she may have or lose the right to assert that claim later or in another court. Can a bankruptcy judge conclusively resolve such compulsory counterclaims?Decided 10-179

2 cases
Lawsuits over hospital drug pricesAstra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County, CaliforniaCan health care providers sue drug makers for overcharging public hospitals for prescription drugs?Decided 09-1273Company privacy rightsFederal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc.May corporations assert personal privacy interests to prevent the government from releasing documents about them?Decided 09-1279