Jurisdiction & Procedure

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In re Nimitz Technologies

November 30, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief in Federal Circuit supporting district court standing order requiring disclosure of third-party litigation funding.

Plaquemines Parish v. Chevron USA, Inc. (rehearing)

November 29, 2022

Fifth Circuit denies panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in case where panel held that district court lacked federal officer removal jurisdiction over litigation against energy companies...

Jack v. Evonik Corp.

November 17, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to reject plaintiffs’ attempt to defeat federal removal by adding meritless claims against in-state corporate employees.

Plaquemines Parish v. Chevron USA, Inc. (rehearing)

November 16, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to grant panel rehearing or, in the alternative, rehearing en banc to revisit panel decision holding that district court lacked...

Cagle v. NHC HealthCare-Maryland Heights, LLC

November 4, 2022

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

The Boeing Co. v. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association

October 27, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Texas Supreme Court to hold that the Railway Labor Act preempts state-law claims that require interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement.

Plaquemines Parish v. Chevron USA, Inc.

October 17, 2022

Fifth Circuit affirms order remanding suit to state court, rejecting argument that district court had federal removal jurisdiction over litigation against energy companies for conduct connected to...

MSP Recovery Claims v. Metropolitan General Insurance Co.

September 12, 2022

Eleventh Circuit denies rehearing of decision allowing Medicare Secondary Payer Act claims to proceed past the pleading stage without factual support. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus...

Hamilton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

September 2, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies petition for rehearing en banc to recognize the authority of federal district courts to dismiss unmanageable claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. The U.S...

Kelly v. RealPage Inc.

August 24, 2022

Third Circuit holds that informational injury can be concrete and that certain Fair Credit Reporting Act disclosure obligations can be triggered by a general request from consumer. The court...