Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Merits Stage

Ninth Circuit grants panel rehearing, withdraws the panel opinion, and resubmits the case to the panel

August 22, 2022

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U.S. Chamber and coplaintiffs file 28(j) letter explaining how Viking River confirms that the FAA preempts California’s anti-arbitration A.B. 51 and rehearing en banc is warranted

June 28, 2022

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Ninth Circuit defers consideration of rehearing petition until the Supreme Court decides Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana

February 14, 2022

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U.S. Chamber files reply brief in support of rehearing petition

December 21, 2021

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U.S. Chamber and coplaintiffs petition for rehearing en banc after divided Ninth Circuit panel holds that California’s anti-arbitration A.B. 51 is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act

October 20, 2021

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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. As Judge Sandra Ikuta stressed in her dissent, the majority decision is clearly wrong, violates U.S. Supreme Court precedent, and runs contrary to decisions of many other courts. The U.S. Chamber will pursue further review of this flawed decision.

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.