Federal Amicus

Results are sorted by the date of most recent activity.

Filter Results

New Jersey Civil Justice Institute and U.S. Chamber v. Grewal

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Pending
July 21, 2020

District Court denies New Jersey Attorney General’s motion to dismiss, holding that U.S. Chamber and New Jersey Civil Justice Institute have associational standing to challenge New Jersey’s anti-arbitration law, A.B. 121, as preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act.

Puerto Rico Government Employees and Judiciary Retirement Systems Administration v. Volkswagen AG

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Pending
July 17, 2020

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to reverse district court’s expansion of the Affiliated Ute presumption of reliance in securities fraud cases.  The U.S. Chamber previously filed a coalition brief in support of interlocutory review, which the Ninth Circuit granted. 

American Lung Association v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
July 17, 2020

U.S. Chamber and array of business, industry, and state intervenor submit brief defending the EPA’s “inside the fence” approach to setting emissions guidelines for power plants.  The coalition also filed a brief supporting repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which far exceeded the authority provided by the Clean Air Act.

Waithaka v. Amazon.com, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided
July 17, 2020

First Circuit holds that the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for “workers engaged … in interstate commerce” covers all transportation workers moving goods or people within the flow of interstate commerce, even if they do not physically cross state lines during their work.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this result.

Bryant v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Resolved without decision
July 17, 2020

Plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss claims alleging that identifying and listing contact information for third-party COBRA administrators on COBRA election notices violates regulations implementing COBRA.  The U.S. Chamber had filed a coalition brief urging District Court to reject Plaintiffs’ claims. 

State of New York v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
July 14, 2020

DC Circuit remands to the EPA for better explanation of why the agency denied New York’s petition, which sought additional controls on 350 sources across 9 states.  The U.S. Chamber and other business groups intervened to help defend EPA’s decision to deny the petition. 

President and Fellow of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Decided
July 14, 2020

DHS halts its plan to deport international college students enrolled in online courses.  The U.S. Chamber led a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Baptiste v. Bethlehem Landfill Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided
July 13, 2020

Third Circuit reverses dismissal of nuisance claims, adopting expansive view of private rights of action for public and private nuisance under Pennsylvania law.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this result. 

Clark v. Bank of America, N.A.

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Decided
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.

U.S. ex rel. Integra Med Analytics LLC v. Providence Health & Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Pending
July 8, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in False Claims Act appeal urging Ninth Circuit to reject relator’s reliance on statistical analysis and publicly available website information. 

Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided
July 7, 2020

Tenth Circuit holds that the Federal Officer Removal statute only authorizes appellate review of “federal officer” grounds for removal, not entire remand orders, and rejects federal subject matter jurisdiction over nuisance claims.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to review the lower court’s entire remand order and accept jurisdiction. 

Thomas v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Pending
July 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in Ninth Circuit case regarding the retroactive application of California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72, which extend the grace period and notice requirements for nonpayment of life insurance premiums.

Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc.

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
July 6, 2020

Supreme Court issues fractured opinion preserving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s autodialer restriction.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome.

Yovino v. Rizo

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
July 2, 2020

Supreme Court denies cert. petition challenging Ninth Circuit decision that Equal Pay Act precludes employers from considering applicants' pay history.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting the cert. petition, as well as another brief supporting cert. at an earlier stage of the case.

Upstate Forever v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Pending
July 1, 2020

U.S. Chamber and industry groups file amicus brief addressing the new “functional equivalent” test for determining whether a discharge is covered by the Clean Water Act’s national pollution discharge elimination system permit program and urging the Fourth Circuit to remand case involving cleaned up pipeline leak to the district court for further factual development.  Previously, the U.S. Chamber filed coalition amicus briefs in support of certiorari in the Supreme Court and rehearing en banc in the Fourth Circuit.

U.S. Postal Service v. Postal Regulatory Commission

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
June 30, 2020

D.C. Circuit upholds Postal Regulatory Commission order that requires the Postal Service to disclose certain cost and loss information regarding delivery of foreign letters and packages.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this result.

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Pending
June 30, 2020

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to reverse ruling that the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of the Rosemont Mine’s plan of operations did not comply with the law.

Ford Motor Co. v. United States

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 29, 2020

Supreme Court denies cert. petition challenging a Federal Circuit decision departing from settled principles of tariff classification.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting the cert. petition.  Previously, the Chamber also filed an amicus brief in the Federal Circuit supporting panel rehearing and rehearing en banc.

Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 29, 2020

Supreme Court holds that statutory limitations on the removal of the Director of the CFPB violate the separation of powers.  The U.S. Chamber filed amicus briefs at the cert. and merits stages that supported this outcome.

XY Planning Network, LLC v. SEC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided
June 26, 2020

Second Circuit rejects legal challenge to SEC’s Best Interest Regulation (Regulation BI).  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Pages