SANDOZ, INC. v. STATE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Christian King , Nikaa Jordan , and Tenley Garvich of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C., Birmingham; Tabor R. Novak, Jr. , of Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A., Montgomery; and Wayne A. Cross and Michael J. Gallagher of White & Case LLP, New York, NY, for appellant.

Troy King , atty. gen.; Caine O'Rear III and Windy C. Bitzer of Hand Arendall LLC, Birmingham; and Jere L. Beasley and W. Daniel Miles III of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, for appellee.

Fournier J. Gale III and Scott S. Brown of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham, for amicus curiae Business Council of alabama, in support of the appellant.

Joana S. Ellis of Holtsford Gilliland Higgins Hitson & Howard, P.C., Montgomery; and h. Harold Stephens of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Huntsville, for amici curiae alabama Defense Lawyers association, in support of the appellant.

Mark A. Behrens and Cary Silverman of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.; and William H. Webster of Webster, Henry, Lyons & White, P.C., Montgomery, for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Petroleum Institute, and American Tort Reform Association, in support of the appellant.

Samuel N. Crosby and George R. Irvine III of Stone, Granade & Crosby, P.C., Daphne, for amici curiae state of Hawaii, State of Kansas, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Mississippi, State of Texas, and State of Utah, in support of the appellee.