Recent Case Activity

The National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC) files in cases of interest to the business community as a direct party, as an intervenor, and as an amicus curiae (friend of the court). The following are NCLC’s cases from 2007 to 2011. Cases with recent developments (such as a new legal filing or an outcome in the case) are listed first.

Nationwide Class Action
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Victory
Level of Scrutiny Required for Class Certification
Michigan Supreme Court
Victory
Class Certification and Foreign Shareholders
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Defeat
"No Injury" Class Actions
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Defeat
Class Certification under Louisiana Law
Louisiana Supreme Court
Defeat
Class Certification and the Right to a Jury Trial
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Defeat
Class Actions and RICO
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Victory
Availability of Removal under the Class Action Fairness Act
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Defeat
Class Action Certification in California Wage and Hour Case
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Defeat
‘Unauthorized Practice of Law’ Class Action
Arkansas Court of Appeals
Victory