Bahamas Surgery Center, LLC v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Merits Stage

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to reverse punitive damage award and decertify class

August 29, 2018

Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber, National Association of Manufacturers, and American Tort Reform Association.

Cary Silverman and Christopher E. Appel of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. served as co-counsel for the amici.

Case Documents

Order re Class Certification -- Shahinian v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (USDC - Central District of California).pdf

Amended Order -- Bahamas Surgery Center, LLC v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (USDC - Central District of California).pdf

U.S. Chamber, et. al Amicus Brief -- Bahamas Surgery Center, LLC v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Ninth Circuit).pdf