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Syllabus
WARNER-LAMBERT CO., LLC, et al. v. KENT et al.
certiorari to the united states court of appeals for
the second circuit
No. 06–1498. Argued February 25, 2008—Decided March 3, 2008
467 F. 3d 85, affirmed by an equally divided Court.
Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioners. With
him on the briefs were Daniel E. Troy, Rebecca K. Wood,
Eamon P. Joyce, Quin M. Sorenson, David Klingsberg, and
Steven Glickstein.
Daryl Joseffer argued the cause for the United States as
amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were
Solicitor General Clement, Acting Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Bucholtz, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Douglas
N. Letter, Daniel Meron, Gerald F. Masoudi, and Eric M.
Blumberg.
Allison M. Zieve argued the cause for respondents. With
her on the brief were David R. Parker, Brian Wolfman,
Scott L. Nelson, Theodore Goldberg, and David Bennet
Rodes.*
*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States of America by Kenneth S. Geller, David
M. Gossett, Robin S. Conrad, and Amar D. Sarwal; for the Generic Phar
maceutical Association by Jay P. Lefkowitz; for Pharmaceutical Research
and Manufacturers of America by Bert W. Rein; and for the Product Lia
bility Advisory Council by Robert N. Weiner.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of
Kansas et al. by Paul J. Morrison, Attorney General of Kansas, Stephen
R. McAllister, Solicitor General, and Jared S. Maag, Deputy Solicitor Gen
eral, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows:
Talis J. Colberg of Alaska, Terry Goddard of Arizona, Bill McCollum of
Florida, Lawrence G. Wasden of Idaho, Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Tom
Miller of Iowa, Jack Conway of Kentucky, Michael A. Cox of Michigan,
Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Jim Hood of Mississippi, Jeremiah W. (Jay)
Nixon of Missouri, Mike McGrath of Montana, Catherine Cortez Masto of
Nevada, Kelly A. Ayotte of New Hampshire, Anne Milgram of New Jer

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441 Cite as: 552 U. S. 440 (2008)
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court.
The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or
decision of this case.
sey, Gary K. King of New Mexico, Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Wayne
Stenehjem of North Dakota, Marc Dann of Ohio, W. A. Drew Edmondson
of Oklahoma, Hardy Myers of Oregon, Henry McMaster of South Carolina,
Lawrence E. Long of South Dakota, Mark L. Shurtleff of Utah, William
H. Sorrell of Vermont, Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia, Robert M. Mc-
Kenna of Washington, and Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., of West Virginia; for
AARP by David C. Vladeck and Bruce Vignery; for the American Associ
ation for Justice by Francine A. Hochberg and Kathleen Flynn Peterson;
for the National Conference of State Legislatures et al. by Richard Ruda
and Steven H. Goldblatt; and for Public Justice, P. C., by Leslie A. Brueck
ner, David J. Arkush, and Arthur H. Bryant.
Eric G. Lasker, Daniel J. Popeo, and Richard A. Samp filed a brief for
the Washington Legal Foundation as amicus curiae.