Litigation

Clayworth v. Pfizer: Supreme Court Extends Time For Granting Review

By Bruce Nye

In August, I blogged on Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc. (July 25, 2008) ___ Cal.App.4th )___ (A116798), an antitrust case where a California Court of Appeal for the first time considered the "pass on defense" and held that it applied to claims by intermediate purchasers under California's Cartwright Act (Bus. & Prof. Code §§16700 and following).

The plaintiffs petitioned the California Supreme Court for a hearing, and it now appears the Supremes have extended their own time to address the petition until December 4.  Although lawyers like to read the tea leaves from this sort of thing, the Supremes grant review after extending their own time and deny review after extending their own time.  So an order extending Supreme Court time for grant or review really means one thing:  that the Supreme Court has more time.

Hat tip to the UCL Practitioner.

Full post as published by CalBizLit on November 17, 2008 (boomark / email).