Do No Harm v. Pfizer

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing 23 1 that a plaintiff has Article III standing to challenge “a discriminatory 2 policy [that] prevents” the plaintiff from applying to a program “on 3 equal footing”
• “[A] plaintiff need not go through the motions of formally applying when that would be a ‘futile gesture.’”
• “[A]n organizational plaintiff need not identify specific injured members by name at the pleading stage.”
• District Courts “cannot consider the merits of [a] preliminary injunction motion and should dismiss [a] claim altogether” if a plaintiff’s legal theory “doom[s] the plaintiff’s standing.”
• “When a preliminary injunction is sought, a plaintiff’s burden to demonstrate standing will normally be no less than that required on a motion for summary judgment.” (citation and alterations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Second Circuit· 2025-06-03· cited 9×
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  Second Circuit· 2025-06-25· cited 7×
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  Second Circuit· 2025-08-12
• Giambalvo v. Suffolk Cnty.
  Second Circuit· 2025-09-12
• Nathan Roberts v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co.
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-05-19

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-12· cited 24,791×
• Warth v. Seldin
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-25· cited 10,875×
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-04· cited 10,096×
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
  Supreme Court· 2016-05-16· cited 7,043×
• Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2006-02-22· cited 6,493×
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1977-05-31· cited 4,895×
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission
  Supreme Court· 1977-06-20· cited 4,065×
• Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1999-05-17· cited 3,295×
• Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2014-03-25· cited 2,704×
• Summers v. Earth Island Institute
  Supreme Court· 2009-03-03· cited 2,335×
• Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp.
  Supreme Court· 2007-03-05· cited 1,961×
• Munaf v. Geren
  Supreme Court· 2008-06-12· cited 1,360×
• Sealed v. Sealed 1
  Second Circuit· 2008-08-12· cited 1,156×
• Novak v. Kasaks
  Second Circuit· 2000-06-21· cited 579×
• Amidax Trading Group v. S.W.I.F.T. Scrl
  Second Circuit· 2011-12-19· cited 487×
• Gratz v. Bollinger
  Supreme Court· 2003-06-23· cited 444×
• Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. Thomas Vilsack
  D.C. Circuit· 2015-12-22· cited 377×
• Katz v. Donna Karan Co.
  Second Circuit· 2017-09-19· cited 351×
• Cacchillo v. Insmed, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2011-03-23· cited 281×
• Cave v. East Meadow Union Free School District
  Second Circuit· 2008-01-23· cited 275×