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U.S. Supreme Court grants cert. petition regarding constitutional challenge to the statutory limitations on the removal of the Director of the CFPB
Supreme Court grants cert. petition regarding constitutional challenge to the statutory limitations on the removal of the Director of the CFPB. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert.
U.S. Supreme Court
October 18, 2019
ISSUES: CFPB, CFPB, Consumer Protection
Fifth Circuit grants interlocutory review of class certification order in environmental mass-tort litigation. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to grant the defendant’s Rule 23(...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
October 17, 2019
ISSUES: Class Certification, Evidence & Experts, Energy & Environment, Evidence & Experts
Ninth Circuit denies en banc rehearing of case certifying class of individuals claiming injury under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
October 17, 2019
ISSUES: Class Certification, Privacy & Cybersecurity
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to accept the Ninth Circuit’s certification request and hold that its opinion in Dynamex does not apply retroactively. Previously, the...
California Supreme Court
October 16, 2019
ISSUES: Wage & Hour
U.S. Chamber urges Tenth Circuit to hold that federal law preempts state-law claims challenging statements on a prescription drug’s label concerning the amount of the drug included in a vial.
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
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