Tort & Products Liability

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Taleshpour v. Apple Inc.

January 14, 2022

U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to reaffirm that under California law, a manufacturer of a product has no duty to disclose defects in the product beyond the duration set forth in its express...

Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

January 7, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief arguing that the $16 million punitive damages award in this case – 106.7 times the compensatory damages award – is inconsistent both with federal...

In re: McKinsey & Co., Inc. National Prescription Opiate Consultant Litigation

December 30, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging federal district court presiding over Multi District Litigation proceedings to dismiss complaints filed by political subdivisions of States that...

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.

See’s Candies, Inc. v. Ek

December 21, 2021

California Court of Appeal holds the derivative injury doctrine does not bar third party Covid-related claims. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this result.

Nemirovsky v. Daikin North America LLC

December 16, 2021

Massachusetts’ high court rejects plaintiff’s attempt to carve out exceptions to the component parts doctrine, under which the manufacturer of a nondefective component placed in an integrated...

In re Walmart, Inc.

November 23, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court of Texas to grant mandamus and prevent broad discovery under a premises liability theory for an inherently unforeseeable criminal act...

Brandt v. Pompa

November 23, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief in Ohio Supreme Court arguing that Ohio’s statute capping noneconomic damages (on its face and as applied in this case) comports with the Ohio...

Qaadir v. Figueroa

November 10, 2021

California Supreme Court denies petition for review of lower court decision that erodes limitations on medical damages for insured plaintiffs. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this...

Oklahoma v. Johnson & Johnson

November 9, 2021

Oklahoma Supreme Court reverses $465 million judgment that, based on a radically expansive theory of public nuisance, held a single defendant liable for statewide opioid crisis. The U.S. Chamber...