Document: 537 U.S. 1 FORD MOTOR CO. ET AL.v.McCAULEY AL. No. 01-896. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 7, 2002. Decided 15, Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 264 F.3d 952. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR NINTH CIRCUIT. Seth P. Waxman argued the cause for petitioners. With him on briefs were Walter E. Dellinger, John H. Beisner, Brian Brooks, Jonathan D. Hacker, Christopher R. Lipsett, and Bruce M. Berman. Steve W. Berman respondents. brief Roger Kirby, James G. Lewis, Russell J. Drake.* PER CURIAM. The writ certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. 2 It so ordered. Notes: * Briefs ofamici curiae urging reversal filed States by Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney McCallum, Deputy Clement, Barbara McDowell, C. Biddle, Thomas Bondy; Chamber Commerce America Evan Tager, David Gossett, Robin S. Conrad; Business Roundtable Clark; National Association Manufacturers Carter Phillips, Gene Schaerr, Paul Zidlicky, Michael Lee, Jan Amundson, Quentin Riegel; Pharmaceutical Research Klingsberg, A. Smart, Mark Popofsky; Product Liability Advisory Council Theodore Boutrous, Jr.; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Sheila L. Birnbaum, Douglas Dunham, Ellen Quackenbos. amici affirmance Trial Lawyers Jeffrey Robert White Laura Tharney; Public Justice Mandel, Marc Stanley, Chavez, Arthur Bryant, Quirk.

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