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Sixth Circuit panel grants Rule 23(f) petition to review district court’s certification of purported “negotiation class"
Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in Altera . Judge M. Smith dissents. The U.S. Chamber filed amicus briefs in support of rehearing.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
November 12, 2019
ISSUES: Tax Litigation, Administrative Law & Government Litigation
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Third Circuit to grant petition for writ of mandamus and halt abusive discovery order requiring defendants to produce tens of millions of irrelevant, sensitive...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
November 8, 2019
ISSUES: Discovery & ESI, Antitrust & Competition Law, Food & Drug
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to reject NGO’s challenge to rules permitting the banking and trading of precursor chemicals to ozone formation, a long recognized tool...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
November 8, 2019
ISSUES: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Sixth Circuit panel grants Rule 23(f) petition to review district court’s certification of purported “negotiation class.” The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome, urging the...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
November 8, 2019
ISSUES: Class Actions & Mass Actions
Second Circuit significantly reduces civil monetary penalty award by $159 million (to $98 million) in case concerning shipment of alleged contraband cigarettes. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
November 7, 2019
ISSUES: Punitive Damages, Federal Preemption & Commerce Clause
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging District Court to certify an interlocutory appeal to decide whether the National Bank Act preempts New York’s state escrow interest law.
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
November 7, 2019
ISSUES: Capital Markets Securities & Corporate Governance, Federal Preemption & Commerce Clause
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