NEWS ALERT:
Divided Ninth Circuit panel holds that McDonald’s is not a joint employer with its franchisee under California Labor Code
U.S. Chamber urges Tenth Circuit to hold that federal law preempts state-law claims that would prohibit the sale of certain vials of breast-cancer medication that fully comply with federal law.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
October 11, 2019
ISSUES: Federal Preemption & Commerce Clause, Food & Drug
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in the California Supreme Court arguing that appellate courts should consider the clear and convincing evidence standard on appeal when determining whether substantial...
California Supreme Court
October 11, 2019
ISSUES: Punitive Damages, Evidence & Experts
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging First Circuit to clarify that district courts must provide a reasoned explanation for class-certification decisions in order to permit meaningful appellate...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
October 8, 2019
ISSUES: Class Certification
Supreme Court grants cert. petition to review Fourth Circuit’s incorrect opinion that the Forest Service lacks authority to grant rights-of-way hundreds of feet underneath national trails. The U.S...
U.S. Supreme Court
October 4, 2019
ISSUES: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that a hirer of a contractor cannot be held liable under a retained-control theory based solely on the hirer’s failure to...
California Supreme Court
October 4, 2019
ISSUES: Tort & Products Liability, Independent Contractor
U.S. Chamber joins merits-stage amicus brief of 143 businesses and associations in support of deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program.
U.S. Supreme Court
October 4, 2019
ISSUES: Immigration
What Others Are Saying
"The chamber has created the equivalent of a boutique law firm at its headquarters, one whose roster of talent now rivals some of Washington’s most elite practices."
Reuters, "Chamber of Commerce forms its own elite law team"
Dec. 8, 2014