Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
2018 Term
Oral Argument Date
January 15, 2019
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether an original defendant to a class-action claim can remove the class action if it otherwise satisfies the jurisdictional requirements of the Class Action Fairness Act when the class action was originally asserted as a counterclaim against a co-defendant.
Case Updates
U.S. Supreme Court holds that the Class Action Fairness Act does not permit a third-party counterclaim defendant to remove a class action to federal court
May 28, 2019
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief on federal removal under the Class Action Fairness Act, urging the Supreme Court not to let class plaintiffs use third-party counterclaims to skirt the Act’s protections
November 16, 2018
Click here to view the brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber and Retail Litigation Center, Inc.
Laura K. McNally of Loeb & Loeb LLP served as co-counsel for the amici.
Cert. petition granted
September 27, 2018
U.S. Chamber files brief urging Supreme Court to address tactic used by plaintiffs’ lawyers to avoid removal of class actions to federal court
May 25, 2018
Click here to view the brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber and Retail Litigation Center, Inc.
Laura K. McNally, Jason P. Stiehl, and Nina Ruvinsky of Loeb & Loeb LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Amicus Brief -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber and Retail Litigation Center, Inc. Amicus Brief -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar Amicus Brief -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber and Retail Litigation Center, Inc Amicus Brief -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation Amicus Brief -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Brief for Respondent -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Oral Argument Transcript -- Home Depot v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf