On November 7, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review an en banc decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Martin’s clients in Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc.
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In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation
October 13, 2010On October 12, 2010, the United States Supreme Court declined to review a published decision in favor of Martin’s clients in In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation, 591 F.3d 613 (8th Cir. 2010). Martin represented 116 plaintiffs who alleged that they developed breast cancer as a result of their use of prescription hormone replacement therapy drugs. On consolidated appeals from orders dismissing their cases, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis reversed the dismissals and directed the district court to remand the cases to Minnesota state court where they were first filed.
Bryant v. Media Right Productions, Inc.
September 24, 2010On September 23, 2010, Martin filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court in Bryant v. Media Right Productions, Inc., 603 F.3d 135 (2d Cir. 2010). The issue raised in the petition is whether statutory damages under the Copyright Act for unlawfully distributing individual songs from an album on the Internet should be calculated on a per-song or per-album basis.
Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
May 25, 2010On May 24, 2010, the United States Supreme Court granted Martin’s petition for writ of certiorari in Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., No. 08-1314.