Pfizer Inc. and Tris Pharma, Inc. v. the State of Texas and Tarik Ahmed

ACCEPTED
15-25-00021-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
11/21/2025 3:30 PM
No. 15-25-00021-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
__________________________________________________________________ CLERK
FILED IN
15th COURT OF APPEALS
In the Fifteenth Court of Appeals AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin, Texas 11/21/2025 3:30:34 PM
__________________________________________________________________
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
PFIZER INC. and TRIS PHARMA, INC.,
Petitioners/Defendants,
v.
The STATE OF TEXAS and TARIK AHMED,
Respondents/Plaintiffs.
__________________________________________________________________

Permissive appeal from the 71st Judicial District Court, Harrison County, Texas

Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Appeal
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Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1), Defendants Pfizer

Inc. and Tris Pharma, Inc. hereby respectfully move this Court to dismiss the above-

captioned appeal. All parties have reached an agreed resolution of this matter, and

the civil action underlying this permissive interlocutory appeal was voluntarily non-

suited with prejudice on November 20, 2025. Plaintiffs the State of Texas, by and

through the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, and Relator Tarik Ahmed do

not oppose the relief requested herein.

Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant this motion

and dismiss this appeal.
Respectfully submitted,

/s/ William E. Lawler III /s/ Samantha B. Badlam

GILLAM & SMITH LLP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
Harry “Gil” Gillam, Jr. Edward D. Burbach
Texas Bar. No. 07921800 Texas Bar No. 03355250
Tom Gorham 600 Congress, Suite 3000
Texas Bar. No. 24012715 Austin, TX 78701
303 S. Washington Ave. eburbach@foley.com
Marshall, TX 75670 (512)542-7070
gil@gillamsmithlaw.com
tom@gillamsmithlaw.com THE VAL JONES LAW FIRM
(903) 934-8450 George Valton (“Val”) Jones
State Bar No. 10888050
BLANK ROME LLP 109 West Austin St.
William E. Lawler III Marshall, TX 75670-3340
D.C. Bar No. 398951 val@valjoneslaw.com
1825 Eye Street NW (903) 927-2220
Washington, DC 20006
wlawler@blankrome.com ROPES & GRAY LLP
(202) 420-5460 Samantha Barrett Badlam
(admitted pro hac vice)
Huaou Yan (admitted pro hac vice) Stefan P. Schropp
PA Bar No. 324705 (admitted pro hac vice)
One Logan Square, 130 North 18th St 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Philadelphia, PA 19103 Washington, DC 20006-6807
huaou.yan@blankrome.com samantha.badlam@ropesgray.com
(215) 569-5449 stefan.schropp@ropesgray.com
(202) 508-4734
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT TRIS (202) 508-4883
PHARMA, INC.
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT
PFIZER INC.

Date: November 21, 2025
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

I certify that this document complies with the length limit of Tex. R. App. P.

9.4(i)(2)(B) because the relevant portion contains no more than 93 words.

/s/ Samantha B. Badlam
Samantha B. Badlam
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that, pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a)(5), I conferred with counsel

for the State of Texas and for Relator Tarik Ahmed, who indicated their clients

would not oppose the request for relief.

/s/ Samantha B. Badlam
Samantha B. Badlam
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