Tort & Products Liability

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Rodriguez v. Ford Motor Co. (II)

August 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files merits stage amicus brief in personal jurisdiction case in New Mexico Supreme Court, arguing that the court of appeals erred in concluding that registration to do business in...

McClay v. Airport Management Services, LLC

July 10, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Tennessee Supreme Court to reject state constitutional challenge to Tennessee’s statutory cap on noneconomic and punitive damages.

Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc.

June 21, 2019

U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief urging Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reject personal jurisdiction over products-liability suit with no direct connection to Pennsylvania.

Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Johnson

June 7, 2019

U.S. and Georgia Chambers file amicus briefs urging Georgia Court of Appeals to reverse lower court decision that rejected standard principles of duty and would expand liability to actions of...

Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith

June 7, 2019

U.S. and Georgia Chambers file amicus briefs urging Georgia Court of Appeals to reverse lower court decision that rejected standard principles of duty and would expand liability to actions of...

Southern California Gas Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

May 30, 2019

California Supreme Court upholds long standing economic loss doctrine and reverses lower court for allowing negligence claims based on solely on economic losses. The Chamber filed a merits brief...

City of Oakland v. BP PLC

May 14, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies urging Ninth Circuit to affirm dismissal of claims

Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright

February 25, 2019

Cert. petition denied

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Searcy

February 25, 2019

Cert. petition denied

Emerson Electric Co. v. Johnson

February 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Texas Supreme Court to grant petition to review whether juries should be instructed on the full factors they should consider in failure-to-warn cases and to...