NEWS ALERT:
Supreme Court holds SEC violated Constitution in appointing administrative law judges
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse Hawaii regulatory-takings decision allowing governments to designate private property an undeveloped “park” without just compensation
U.S. Supreme Court
October 16, 2018
ISSUES: Administrative Law & Government Litigation
Supreme Court denies cert. petition addressing whether the Occupational Safety and Health Act preempts state enforcement mechanisms not included in the state’s federally approved workplace safety plan
U.S. Supreme Court
October 15, 2018
ISSUES: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Federal Preemption & Commerce Clause
Supreme Court declines to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
U.S. Supreme Court
October 15, 2018
ISSUES: Tort & Products Liability, Public Nuisance
Supreme Court declines to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
U.S. Supreme Court
October 15, 2018
ISSUES: Tort & Products Liability, Public Nuisance
First Circuit further entrenches circuit split on burden of proof on causation in breach of fiduciary duty cases under ERISA, reversing district court judgment in favor of Putnam Investments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
October 15, 2018
ISSUES: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to grant Rule 23(f) petition to appeal district court’s class certification in “actual cash value” litigation
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
October 15, 2018
ISSUES: Class Certification
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