Supreme Court extends time to grant or deny review in Pfizer

On September 25, 2006, the Supreme Court gave itself an extension of time, through November 9, 2006, to grant or deny review in Pfizer. The Court's original deadline to grant or deny review was approximately October 10, 2006, 60 days after the petition for review was filed on August 11, 2006. Rule of Court 28.2(b)(1). November 9 is the longest extension of time (90 days after the petition was filed) that the Court may give itself under Rule of Court 28.2(b)(1). This development suggests that the Court is looking closely at the case. We saw some similar activity in the retroactivity cases last year.