U.S. Supreme Court Amicus

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Soundboard Association v. FTC

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
April 15, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court denies cert. petition to review D.C. Circuit decision allowing administrative agencies to avoid judicial review with boilerplate language disclaiming finality. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the decision.

National Association of African-American Owned Media v. Charter Communications

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
April 11, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant cert. to clarify that race discrimination must be the “but for” cause of a plaintiff’s injury to support a Section 1981 claim

National Association of African-American Owned Media v. Comcast

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
April 11, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant cert. to clarify that race discrimination must be the “but for” cause of a plaintiff’s injury to support a Section 1981 claim

Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
April 8, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review Second Circuit decision allowing ERISA “stock drop” suit to proceed

Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. v. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
April 5, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of cert. petition, urging the Court to grant review of Ninth Circuit judgment expanding scope of “arranger” liability under CERCLA 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Schurke

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
April 1, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court denies cert. petition to review Ninth Circuit decision regarding Railway Labor Act’s preemption of state law claims involving interpretation of collective bargaining agreements

Lorenzo v. SEC

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
March 27, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court holds that individuals who disseminate false or misleading statements to potential investors with the intent to defraud may be charged with violating subsections (a) and (c) of SEC Rule 10b-5.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief at the merits stage opposing this result.

North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberly Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 25, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reject North Carolina’s attempt to tax out-of-state trust

Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
March 20, 2019

In a unanimous opinion, Supreme Court holds that enforcing a security interest without also seeking repayment of a debt generally does not qualify as “debt collection” within the FDCPA’s meaning.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of this outcome.

Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
March 20, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Third Circuit’s broad “foreseeability” test but holds that an equipment manufacturer has a  duty to warn of injuries caused by another’s product, under federal maritime law, when “(i) its product requires incorporation of a part, (ii) the manufacturer knows or has reason to know that the integrated product is likely to be dangerous for its intended uses, and (iii) the manufacturer has no reason to believe that the product’s user will realize that danger.”  The Chamber filed amicus briefs in support of cert. and at the merits stage opposing liability for manufacturers of “bare-metal” equipment that did not cause the alleged danger. 

Frank v. Gaos

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
March 20, 2019

In a per curiam opinion, Supreme Court vacates Ninth Circuit’s decision and sends case back to Ninth Circuit for reconsideration of Article III standing issues. The Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of this outcome.

Kisor v. Wilkie

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 20, 2019

Blog post: So The Government No Longer Believes In Auer Deference?

Associated Builders & Contractors of California Cooperation Committee, Inc. v. Becerra

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 18, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant certiorari and strike down California statute favoring pro-union speech for violating both the National Labor Relations Act and the First Amendment

Interpipe Contracting, Inc. v. Becerra

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 18, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant certiorari and strike down California statute favoring pro-union speech for violating both the National Labor Relations Act and the First Amendment

Moda Health Plan, Inc. v. United States

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 8, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review Federal Circuit’s overly lenient standard for allowing the United States to walk away from financial obligations to private companies induced to participate in public programs with financial assurances

Fort Bend County, TX v. Davis

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
March 4, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief arguing, at the merits stage, that the U.S. Supreme Court should hold that exhaustion of administrative remedies is a jurisdictional prerequisite for Title VII suits

True Health Chiropractic, Inc. v. McKesson Technologies, Inc.

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
February 28, 2019

U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and overrule Ninth Circuit's use of subclasses to eviscerate Rule 23's predominance requirement

Association of American Railroads v. Department of Transportation, et al.

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
February 27, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and hold that Congress violated due process and the separation of powers by granting Amtrak regulatory authority over its competitors

Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
February 27, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to reverse Ninth Circuit opinion applying California's wage-and-hour laws to offshore drilling operations subject to OCSLA

Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian

U.S. Supreme Court
Pending
February 26, 2019

U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief at the merits stage arguing there is no private right of action to enforce Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Chamber previously urged the Supreme Court to grant cert. in this case.

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