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Fifth Circuit affirms dismissal of False Claims Act suit. The Fifth Circuit rejected the relator’s reliance on statistical data to allege fraud, reasoning that statistical data does not satisfy...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
May 28, 2020
ISSUES: False Claims Act & Whistleblowing
Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds constitutionality of state cap on noneconomic damages. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.
Tennessee Court of Appeals
May 28, 2020
ISSUES: Noneconomic Damages
D.C. Circuit affirms dismissal of suit alleging political bias by technology companies, holding that the First Amendment does not apply to privately owned social media outlets and local D.C. law...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
May 27, 2020
ISSUES: Free Speech
Ninth Circuit holds that it lacks jurisdiction to review grounds for removal to federal court beyond those identified in the “federal officer removal statute” and affirms district court holding that...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
May 27, 2020
ISSUES: Clean Air Act (CAA), Public Nuisance, Jurisdiction & Procedure, Federal Preemption & Commerce Clause
Ninth Circuit vacates district court order that had accepted federal subject matter jurisdiction over climate nuisance suits and dismissed plaintiffs’ claims. However, the court remanded for further...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
May 26, 2020
ISSUES: Public Nuisance, Jurisdiction & Procedure
U.S. Chamber and business associations move to intervene in defense of the “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” defining “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
May 26, 2020
ISSUES: Clean Water Act (CWA)
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