Recent Case Activity

U.S. Chamber argues NLRB decision imposes burdens on employers that ignores workplace realities and will be impossible to administer in practice
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Awaiting Decision
D.C. Circuit denies petition for rehearing en banc in legal challenges to the EPA's greenhouse gas regulations
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Defeat
Virginia Supreme Court rejects asbestos lawsuit, establishes reasonable requirements for plaintiffs to prove causation
Virginia Supreme Court
Victory
U.S. Chamber argues AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion and the FAA require courts to enforce bilateral arbitration agreements when plaintiffs bring federal claims (U.S. Supreme Court)
Supreme Court of the United States
Awaiting Decision
U.S. Chamber argues boilerplate exculpatory language cannot immunize the government for misrepresentations it makes (Federal Circuit)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Awaiting Decision
U.S. Chamber argues consent decrees must be enforced according to their terms
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Awaiting Decision
U.S. Chamber argues FAA requires enforcing agreements to arbitrate on an individual basis
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Awaiting Decision
U.S. Chamber argues confidential arbitration proceedings before Delaware Court of Chancery should not be open to the public (Third Circuit)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Awaiting Decision
Unconscionability of Classwide Arbitrations and Right to Opt Out
California Supreme Court
Defeat
Implied Field Preemption of State Tort Lawsuits Against Railroad Equipment Manufacturers
Supreme Court of the United States
Victory