| No. 08-229 | ||||
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| Docketed: | August 22, 2008 | |||
| Lower Ct: | Circuit Court of West Virginia, Roane County |
| Case Nos.: | (03-C-10E) |
| Decision Date: | September 25, 2007 |
| Discretionary Court | |
| Decision Date: | May 22, 2008 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 20 2008 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2008) |
| Sep 5 2008 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED. |
| Sep 5 2008 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for the respondents. VIDED |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief of respondents Estate of Garrison G. Tawney, by Lela Ann Goff, Executrix, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of American Chemistry Council filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amici curiae of American Tort Reform Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Petroleum Association of America filed. |
| Sep 22 2008 | Brief amicus curiae of Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia filed. |
| Oct 7 2008 | Reply of petitioners NiSource, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 5 2008 | Joint motion to defer consideration of petitions for writ of certiorari pending settlement by Petitioners and Respondents filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 5 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2008. |
| Nov 24 2008 | Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received. |
| Nov 24 2008 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Maureen E. Mahoney | Latham & Watkins LLP | (202) 637-2200 |
| 555 11th Street, NW | ||
| Suite 1000 | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Maureen.Mahoney@LW.com | ||
| Party name: NiSource, Inc., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Theodore B. Olson | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | (202) 955-8500 |
| Counsel of Record | 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| TOlson@gibsondunn.com | ||
| Party name: Estate of Garrison G. Tawney, by Lela Ann Goff, Executrix, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Webster J. Arceneaux | Lewis Glasser Casey & Rollins PLLC | (304) 345-2000 |
| 300 Summers Street | ||
| BB&T Square, Suite 700 | ||
| Post Office Box 1746 | ||
| Charleston, WV 25326 | ||
| Party name: West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association | ||
| Mark A. Behrens | Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | (202) 783-8400 |
| 600 14th Street, NW | ||
| Suite 800 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: American Tort Reform Association, et al. | ||
| Jonathan S. Franklin | Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. | (202) 662-0466 |
| 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| jfranklin@fulbright.com | ||
| Party name: American Chemistry Council | ||
| William Perry Pendley | Mountain States Legal Foundation | (303) 292-2021 |
| 2596 South Lewis Way | ||
| Lakewood, CO 80227 | ||
| Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation | ||
| Herschel H. Rose III | Rose Law Office | (304)-342-5050 |
| 500 Virginia Street | ||
| Suite 1440 | ||
| Charleston, WV 25303 | ||
| Party name: Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia | ||
| Marie R. Yeates | Vinson & Elkins LLP | (713) 758-2222 |
| First City Tower | ||
| 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500 | ||
| Houston, TX 77002-6760 | ||
| Party name: Independent Petroleum Association of America | ||