Recent Activity
Leone v. Maui County
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse Hawaii regulatory-takings decision allowing governments to designate private property an undeveloped “park” without just compensation
Mitchell v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to grant Rule 23(f) petition to appeal district court’s class certification in “actual cash value” litigation
Emerson Electric Co. v. Superior Court of California, Orange County
Supreme Court denies cert. petition addressing whether the Occupational Safety and Health Act preempts state enforcement mechanisms not included in the state’s federally approved workplace safety plan
ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California
Supreme Court declines to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California
Supreme Court declines to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
Brotherston v. Putnam Investments, LLC
First Circuit further entrenches circuit split on burden of proof on causation in breach of fiduciary duty cases under ERISA, reversing district court judgment in favor of Putnam Investments
Quisenberry v. Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc.
Fractured Virginia Supreme Court holds that shipyard owed a duty of care to prevent employees from carrying asbestos fibers home on their clothes and exposing others over strong dissent from three justices
Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief encouraging Supreme Court to review and overturn Eleventh Circuit decision in case concerning the statute of limitations for False Claims Act suits brought by qui tam relators
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant cert. to review Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision upholding personal jurisdiction to enforce civil investigative demand against out-of-state corporation
Caesars Entertainment Corp.
U.S. Chamber joins coalition brief arguing National Labor Relations Board should overrule Purple Communications and return to prior Register Guard doctrine
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. v. Ford
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Eighth Circuit to grant Rule 23(f) petition to appeal class certification order in case concerning use of purported algorithm to establish classwide injury
Walmart Stores, Inc. v. Forfar
U.S. Chamber and aligned groups urge Colorado Supreme Court to review whether the Colorado Collateral Source rule applies to medical expenses that exceed Medicare limits for covered patients
Burningham v. Wright Medical Group, Inc.
U.S. Chamber and aligned groups urge Utah Supreme Court to shield FDA-approved medical devices only available through physician from strict liability design defect claims
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to review scope of the Clean Water Act’s permitting program and reject the so-called “hydrologic connection” or “conduit” theory
Yovino v. Rizo
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant cert. to review divided en banc decision from Ninth Circuit that Equal Pay Act precludes employers from considering applicants’ pay history
Razak v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in Third Circuit litigation concerning independent-contractor status of gig economy workers under FLSA and Pennsylvania law
Altera Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
U.S. Chamber files supplemental amicus brief in rehearing of Altera case before newly appointed Ninth Circuit panel, arguing the panel should affirm the Tax Court’s judgment that IRS violated the Administrative Procedure Act
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson
Supreme Court grants cert. petition addressing tactic used by plaintiffs’ lawyers to avoid removal of class actions to federal court
United States v. AT&T Inc.
U.S. Chamber leads coalition brief in litigation over AT&T-Time Warner merger, arguing that D.C. Circuit should resist calls to abandon well-established antitrust law regarding vertical mergers
Ferreras v. American Airlines, Inc.
Third Circuit grants Rule 23(f) petition to review class action certification order