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Coubaly v. Cargill, Inc.

January 20, 2023

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to reject corporate liability for alleged forced labor occurring outside the United States and far up the supply chain.

Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC

January 5, 2023

Second Circuit affirms district court's judgment granting motion to dismiss Anti-Terrorism Act claims brought against several international banks. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief...

Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

December 6, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging the Court to enforce statutory limitations disallowing attenuated secondary-liability claims against businesses under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The...

Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

October 3, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct Second Circuit’s uncritical and reflexive deference to a sovereign regulator’s interpretation of its own laws. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief...

European Union Merger Control Regulation Referral Mechanism

July 13, 2022

General Court of the EU concludes that the European Commission has authority to review the merger of Illumina and Grail, notwithstanding its tenuous connection to the EU. The U.S. Chamber...

Solar Energy Industries Association v. United States

July 12, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Federal Circuit to reject trade restrictions on bifacial solar panels.

Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

April 22, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to review the proper level of deference to a foreign government’s interpretation of its own law.

Midwest Air Traffic Control Service, Inc. v. Badilla

January 10, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review and reverse Second Circuit’s extraterritorial application of state tort law.

Atchley v. AstraZeneca UK Ltd.

January 4, 2022

D.C. Circuit reverses and remands dismissal of Anti-Terrorism Act suit, concluding that plaintiffs adequately pleaded claims for secondary liability. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus...

Taamneh v. Twitter, Inc.

December 27, 2021

Ninth Circuit denies petition for rehearing and for rehearing en banc. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this result.