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California Trucking Association v. Bonta

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act does not preempt state worker-classification laws as applied to motor carriers.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert.

California Trucking Association v. Bonta

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act does not preempt state worker-classification laws as applied to motor carriers.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert.

Virgin America, Inc. v. Bernstein

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation that federal law does not preempt state meal and rest break requirements in aviation context.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert.

Virgin America, Inc. v. Bernstein

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct the Ninth Circuit’s interpretation that federal law does not preempt state meal and rest break requirements in aviation context.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting cert.

Restaurant Law Center v. City of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Pending
June 29, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Second Circuit to hold that the National Labor Relations Act and the Dormant Commerce Clause preclude New York City’s wrongful-discharge law for fast food workers.

Lotsoff v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Resolved without decision
June 29, 2022

Ninth Circuit dismisses appeal following parties’ settlement. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to hold that California’s anti-arbitration McGill rule does not apply when a plaintiff does not actually seek a public injunction.

Lotsoff v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Resolved without decision
June 29, 2022

Ninth Circuit dismisses appeal following parties’ settlement. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to hold that California’s anti-arbitration McGill rule does not apply when a plaintiff does not actually seek a public injunction.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

Ruan v. United States; Kahn v. United States

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court upholds the presumption that Congress intends to require a criminal defendant to possess a culpable mental state and concludes that the Controlled Substances Act’s “knowingly or intentionally” mens rea requirement applies to all elements of the offense and also to other statutory terms that separate wrongful from innocent acts.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief, in support of neither party, supporting this holding. 

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

Ruan v. United States; Kahn v. United States

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court upholds the presumption that Congress intends to require a criminal defendant to possess a culpable mental state and concludes that the Controlled Substances Act’s “knowingly or intentionally” mens rea requirement applies to all elements of the offense and also to other statutory terms that separate wrongful from innocent acts.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief, in support of neither party, supporting this holding. 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. v. Miller

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct Ninth Circuit’s expansive interpretation of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act’s “safety exemption” that allows for negligence suits against freight brokers.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting cert.

Coverall NA, Inc. v. Rivas

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court grants, vacates, and remands for Ninth Circuit to reconsider in light of Viking River’s holding that the FAA partially preempts California’s Iskanian rule, which created an end-run around arbitration agreements for PAGA claims.  The U.S. Chamber filed a brief supporting cert.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. v. Miller

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court denies certiorari to correct Ninth Circuit’s expansive interpretation of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act’s “safety exemption” that allows for negligence suits against freight brokers.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting cert.

Coverall NA, Inc. v. Rivas

U.S. Supreme Court
Decided
June 27, 2022

Supreme Court grants, vacates, and remands for Ninth Circuit to reconsider in light of Viking River’s holding that the FAA partially preempts California’s Iskanian rule, which created an end-run around arbitration agreements for PAGA claims.  The U.S. Chamber filed a brief supporting cert.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 27, 2022

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in California public-nuisance cases against energy companies.  The U.S. Chamber, which previously filed multiple amicus briefs in this case, filed an amicus brief supporting en banc rehearing.

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