Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
California Court of Appeal
Questions Presented
1. Whether imposing massive and retroactive “public nuisance” liability without requiring proof that the defendant’s nearly century-old conduct caused any ii individual plaintiff any injury violates the Due Process Clause.
2. Whether retroactively imposing massive liability based on a defendant’s nearly century-old promotion of its then-lawful products without requiring proof of reliance thereon or injury therefrom violates the First Amendment.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
October 15, 2018
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
August 17, 2018
Click here to view the Chamber’s brief.
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz of King & Spalding LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- States of Indiana, et. al Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Pacific Legal Foundation Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American Coatings Association Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Organization of African Americans in Housing Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Retail Litigation Center, Inc. Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Association of Manufacturers, et. al Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Civil Justice Association of California, et. al Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf