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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. v. SEC

June 2, 2021

District court issues order holding case in abeyance “until the earlier of December 31, 2021 or the promulgation of final rule amendments addressing proxy voting advice.” The U.S. Chamber filed a...

Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc.

June 1, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief supporting petition for rehearing en banc in Eleventh Circuit to reverse panel decision that reads Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit banks,...

California v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

May 27, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging district court to uphold Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulation reaffirming the “valid-when-made” doctrine, under which a loan free from...

Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.

February 19, 2021

Second Circuit accepts interlocutory appeal of decision holding that the National Bank Act does not preempt state laws that require banks to pay interest on funds held in mortgage escrow accounts...

California v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

January 22, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging federal district court to uphold OCC Madden rule reaffirming the “valid-when-made” doctrine, under which non-usurious loans lawfully...

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. v. SEC

November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief in support of SEC’s proxy adviser rule.

City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co.

October 19, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to rehear Fair Housing Act case in which the panel decision deviated from Supreme Court precedent applying settled principles of proximate...

Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.

September 29, 2020

District Court grants 1292(b) certification of interlocutory appeal on National Bank Act preemption issue. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Mayberry v. Shepherd

July 9, 2020

Kentucky Supreme Court holds that defined-benefit pension holders facing no risk of diminished benefits lack standing under the Kentucky constitution to sue plan trustees, officers, and private...

Clark v. Bank of America, N.A.

July 9, 2020

Motion for interlocutory review denied. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting review to decide whether the National Bank Act preempts Maryland’s state escrow interest law.