Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Merits Stage

Divided Ninth Circuit holds that California’s anti-arbitration legislation AB 51 is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act

September 15, 2021

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber and co-plaintiffs file response brief defending preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of California’s anti-arbitration A.B. 51

August 17, 2020

Click here to view the brief. Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, and Daniel E. Jones of Mayer Brown LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

The U.S. Chamber and its business coalition partners filed the initial Federal Arbitration Act preemption challenge to A.B. 51 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Case Documents

Defendants-Appellants' Opening Brief -- Chamber of Commerce v. Becerra (Ninth Circuit).pdf

Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees -- Chamber of Commerce v. Becerra (Ninth Circuit).pdf

Opinion -- Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta (Ninth Circuit).pdf