Garcia v. Welltower OpCo Group LLC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Merits Stage

Ninth Circuit vacates and remands for reconsideration of jurisdiction in light of its decision that the PREP Act is not a complete preemption statute

November 18, 2022

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to hold that the PREP Act is a complete preemption statute, protecting businesses on the front lines of responding to COVID-19

June 16, 2021

Click here to view the coalition brief. Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Alexander Kazam, and Geoffrey M. Drake of King & Spalding LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.

Case Documents

U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Garcia v. Welltower OpCo Group LLC (Ninth Circuit).pdf

Opinion -- Garcia v. Welltower OpCo Group LLC (Ninth Circuit).pdf