State Amicus

Results are sorted by the date of most recent activity.

Filter Results

Fowler v. Union Carbide Corp.

New Jersey Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

New Jersey Supreme Court holds that an asbestos manufacturer’s or supplier’s duty to put an adequate warning on an asbestos product may not be discharged by warnings and information provided to the employer intended to reach its employees.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this outcome.

Fowler v. Union Carbide Corp.

New Jersey Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2022

New Jersey Supreme Court holds that an asbestos manufacturer’s or supplier’s duty to put an adequate warning on an asbestos product may not be discharged by warnings and information provided to the employer intended to reach its employees.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this outcome.

California Business & Industrial Alliance v. Becerra

California Court of Appeal
Decided
June 30, 2022

California Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of lawsuit, holding that California Private Attorneys General Act does not violate the separation of powers doctrine.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome. 

California Business & Industrial Alliance v. Becerra

California Court of Appeal
Decided
June 30, 2022

California Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of lawsuit, holding that California Private Attorneys General Act does not violate the separation of powers doctrine.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome. 

Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union

Oregon Supreme Court
Pending
June 23, 2022

Oregon Supreme Court grants review to decide whether an insured may bring a negligence per se action and seek emotional-distress damages for an insurer’s violation of ORS 746.230. 

Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union

Oregon Supreme Court
Pending
June 23, 2022

Oregon Supreme Court grants review to decide whether an insured may bring a negligence per se action and seek emotional-distress damages for an insurer’s violation of ORS 746.230. 

Arbor Management Services LLC v. Hendrix

Georgia Court of Appeals
Decided
June 22, 2022

Georgia Court of Appeals holds that PREP Act immunity did not extend to the particular allegations of negligence in this case, but that the Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act did and required dismissal of the complaint.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief urging that both federal and state law required dismissal.

Arbor Management Services LLC v. Hendrix

Georgia Court of Appeals
Decided
June 22, 2022

Georgia Court of Appeals holds that PREP Act immunity did not extend to the particular allegations of negligence in this case, but that the Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act did and required dismissal of the complaint.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief urging that both federal and state law required dismissal.

MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp.

Florida Court of Appeals
Pending
June 20, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Florida Court of Appeal to hold that “pure bills of discovery” are very narrow and do not authorize plaintiffs to launch abusive fishing expeditions to identify potential claims.

Koussa v. Attorney General of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided
June 15, 2022

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejects Attorney General certification of ballot initiative regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome. 

Koussa v. Attorney General of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided
June 15, 2022

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejects Attorney General certification of ballot initiative regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome. 

California Medical Association v. Aetna Healthcare of California, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Pending
June 14, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that California’s Unfair Competition Law grants standing only to persons engaged in business dealings with the defendant.

The Bert Co. v. Turk

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pending
June 10, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Pennsylvania Supreme Court to enforce constitutional limits on punitive damages, including single-digit ratio of punitive to compensatory damages.

Quishenberry v. United Healthcare, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Pending
June 8, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that state-law tort claims against Medicare Advantage organizations, regulated under Part C of the Medicare Act, are expressly preempted by Part C of the Act, and that the claims would be impliedly preempted even in the absence of express preemption. 

Hughes v. UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc

Kentucky Supreme Court
Pending
June 8, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Kentucky Supreme Court to hold that security screenings are not compensable work under state law.

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
June 1, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court holds that trial court failed to properly consider whether a corporate executive’s high rank, the executive’s lack of unique personal knowledge of relevant facts, and the availability of information from other sources demonstrated good cause for a protective order from a deposition, but declines to hold that good cause is presumptively or conclusively established by those factors.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting consideration of these factors under the apex doctrine.

Castellanos v. State of California

California Court of Appeal
Pending
June 1, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Court of Appeals to uphold Proposition 22 and highlighting the benefits of exempting app-based delivery drivers from A.B. 5.

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
June 1, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court holds that trial court failed to properly consider whether a corporate executive’s high rank, the executive’s lack of unique personal knowledge of relevant facts, and the availability of information from other sources demonstrated good cause for a protective order from a deposition, but declines to hold that good cause is presumptively or conclusively established by those factors.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting consideration of these factors under the apex doctrine.

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
June 1, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court holds that trial court failed to properly consider whether a corporate executive’s high rank, the executive’s lack of unique personal knowledge of relevant facts, and the availability of information from other sources demonstrated good cause for a protective order from a deposition, but declines to hold that good cause is presumptively or conclusively established by those factors.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting consideration of these factors under the apex doctrine.

General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
June 1, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court holds that trial court failed to properly consider whether a corporate executive’s high rank, the executive’s lack of unique personal knowledge of relevant facts, and the availability of information from other sources demonstrated good cause for a protective order from a deposition, but declines to hold that good cause is presumptively or conclusively established by those factors.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting consideration of these factors under the apex doctrine.

Pages