NEWS ALERT:
U.S. Supreme Court agrees with U.S. Chamber that the FOIA exemption for “confidential” business information provided to the government is not limited to information that would cause competitive harm if disclosed
U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant cert. to consider whether or how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to websites and apps. Previously, the Chamber...
U.S. Supreme Court
July 15, 2019
ISSUES: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Clean Power Plan petitioners, including the Chamber, move to dismiss their challenges to Clean Power Plan as moot. On July 8, 2019, the administration published the final version of a rule that...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
July 15, 2019
ISSUES: EPA, Energy & Environment, Clean Air Act (CAA), GHG Litigation
U.S. Chamber and coalition of plaintiffs files combined brief in opposition to OSHA’s cross-motion to dismiss and in support of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgement in litigation challenging...
U.S. District Court - Western District of Oklahoma
July 12, 2019
ISSUES: Administrative Law & Government Litigation, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Tennessee Supreme Court to reject state constitutional challenge to Tennessee’s statutory cap on noneconomic and punitive damages.
Tennessee Supreme Court
July 10, 2019
ISSUES: Tort & Products Liability, Punitive Damages, Noneconomic Damages
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Eleventh Circuit to reaffirm that district courts must conduct rigorous ascertainability analysis before certifying class actions.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
July 9, 2019
ISSUES: Class Certification
U.S. Chamber files brief urging Second Circuit to reject implied bankruptcy exception to the Federal Arbitration Act.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
July 8, 2019
ISSUES: Arbitration, Bankruptcy
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