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No. 25-0127
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LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS D/B/A LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND NPT ASSOCIATES

A petition was filed on February 28, 2025. Oral argument was held on February 12, 2026. A decision is still pending.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:1st Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Reverse & Remand
COA Docket No.:01-23-00043-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Peter Kelly

Trial Court

Trial Court:250th District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Maria CantĂș Hexsel
Trial Docket:D-1-GV-13-000415

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2026-02-12 Oral argument  
2026-01-30 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-01-29 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-01-23 Motion to re-set submission date disposed   Denied
2026-01-21 Motion to re-set submission date filed.  
2026-01-16 Petition for Review granted
2026-01-16 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2026-01-16 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2025-12-22 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2025-12-16 Notice received  
2025-12-03 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-12-02 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-11-24 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2025-10-31 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-10-31 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-10-28 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-10-22 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-10-20 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2025-10-17 Letter Filed  
2025-10-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-10-15 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-10-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-10-15 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-10-02 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-10-02 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-09-05 Brief on the Merits Ordered  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between June 17, 2025 and September 5, 2025.  
2025-06-17 Reply to Response to Petition filed (Petitioner)  
2025-06-02 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2025-05-02 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2025-04-02 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-04-02 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-04-02 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-04-02 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-04-01 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-04-01 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-04-01 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-04-01 Case forwarded to Court
2025-04-01 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-03-17 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-03-17 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-03-14 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-03-14 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-03-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-03-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-03-11 Response Waiver filed  
2025-02-28 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2025-02-27 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-02-27 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-02-27 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-02-27 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-02-27 Call received  
2025-02-26 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-02-26 Document filed (see remarks)  
2025-02-26 Document filed (see remarks)  
2025-02-26 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-02-26 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-02-26 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-02-12 Call received  
2025-02-12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2025-02-11 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2025-02-11 Clerk's Record
2025-02-11 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2025-02-11 Court reporter/recorder's record

Parties

Party Counsel Role
The State of Texas
Mr. William Peterson
Mr. Austin Kinghorn
Ms. Amy Snow Hilton
Amanda C. Byrd
Mr. Ralph Molina
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
The Honorable Samuel Dorfman
Ms. Kristina Kennedy
Mr. Raymond C. Winter
Ms. Sara Casey
Mr. Daniel Walker
Mr. Reynolds Brissenden IV
Mr. Brent Webster
Rachel Holland-Hadjis
Mr. Jonathan Rohde
Mr. Philip A. Lionberger
Mr. David Drew Wright
Brian VanderZanden
Respondent
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Laboratory Corporation of America
Noel Francisco
Mr. Nicholas D. Stepp
Ryan Harmanis
Rajeev Muttreja
Brian Copper II
Brian Flood
Joseph Van Asten
Heather O'Shea
Ms. Lorinda Gayle Holloway
Petitioner
NPT Associates
Sara Clark
Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Christian Sheehan
John Elwood
Mr. Andrew Bergman
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Ms. Claire Homsher
Ms. Chelsea Priest
Kwaku A. Akowuah
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