State Amicus

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Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pending
June 21, 2019

U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief urging Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reject personal jurisdiction over products-liability suit with no direct connection to Pennsylvania.

Morrisey v. West Virginia AFL-CIO

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Pending
June 18, 2019

U.S. Chamber files brief urging West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to uphold West Virginia’s right-to-work law under the state constitution.

Mayberry v. Shepherd

Kentucky Supreme Court
Pending
June 13, 2019

U.S. Chamber files brief urging Kentucky Supreme Court to affirm dismissal of uninjured plaintiffs’ claims for lack of standing under the state constitution.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Rogers

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
May 31, 2019

Texas Supreme Court declines to review lower courts’ laxed standards for demonstrating gross negligence.

Southern California Gas Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

California Supreme Court
Decided
May 30, 2019

California Supreme Court upholds long standing economic loss doctrine and reverses lower court for allowing negligence claims based on solely on economic losses.  The Chamber filed a merits brief supporting this outcome.

McGinnis v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

New Jersey Superior Court
Pending
May 23, 2019

U.S. Chamber and industry groups file amicus brief urging the New Jersey Appellate Division to reverse trial court order that prevented product manufacturer from presenting evidence regarding the process Congress and the FDA developed to assure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices in product liability case.

New Mexico ex rel. Balderas v. Bristol-Myer Squibb Co.

New Mexico Supreme Court
Pending
May 21, 2019

U.S. Chamber files brief urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to dismiss suit brought against pharmaceutical manufacturer by the state government as precluded by prior unsuccessful qui tam action brought under New Mexico False Claims Act regarding the same allegations.

Walsh v. BASF Corp.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pending
May 14, 2019

U.S. Chamber and aligned organizations file amicus brief urging Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse appellate court decision that failed to adhere to the courts’ “gatekeeper” function to prevent the admissibility of questionable and confusing “expert” testimony under Pennsylvania’s Frye test and that failed to apply the appropriate deferential standard of reviewing a trial court’s assessment of admissibility.  

Ford Motor Co. v. Hill

Georgia Supreme Court
Pending
April 26, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Georgia Supreme Court to grant certiorari to review sanctions order that essentially eliminates a defendant’s ability to present defense.  The Chamber previously filed two briefs in this case when it was before the Georgia Court of Appeals.

County of Butler v. CenturyLink Communications, LLC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Decided
April 26, 2019

Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds counties’ lawsuit alleging common law claims for under-billing of 9-1-1 services by telecommunications companies must be dismissed as a matter of law.  The U.S. Chambers filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome, arguing counties may not use contingency fee counsel to pursue causes of action to enforce the 911 Act.

California v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeals
Decided
April 16, 2019

California Court of Appeal reverses judgment granting retailers’ motion to dismiss retail-price-discount claims brought under California Business & Professions Code 17501 by City of Los Angeles using contingency fee counsel.  The Court of Appeal rejected the trial court’s conclusions that Section 17501 violates the free speech and due process requirements of the U.S. and California constitutions.  The U.S. Chamber joined a coalition brief arguing in support of affirmance. 

New York v. Mallinckrodt

New York Supreme Court
Pending
April 12, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of company’s assertion of settlement privilege to block discovery by New York state into communications with U.S. Department of Justice to settle federal enforcement matter

Whelan v. Ford Motor Co.

New Jersey Supreme Court
Pending
April 10, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges New Jersey Supreme Court to hold that a manufacturer is not strictly liable for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products it did not manufacture, supply, or sell.

T-Mobile West LLC v. City and County of San Francisco

California Supreme Court
Decided
April 4, 2019

California Supreme Court rejects facial challenge to San Francisco wireless ordinance.  The Chamber filed amicus briefs urging the California Supreme Court to grant review and on the merits opposing this outcome.

Yebuah v. Center for Urological Treatment, PLC

Tennessee Court of Appeals
Pending
March 18, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Tennessee Court of Appeals to reject state constitutional challenge to Tennessee’s statutory cap on noneconomic and punitive damages

Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Georgia Court of Appeals
Decided
March 13, 2019

Georgia Court of Appeals refuses to review “death penalty” sanctions issued by trial court 

Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court
Pending
March 11, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the California Supreme Court to affirm the Court of Appeal’s decision and hold that local California District Attorneys lack authority to bring statewide enforcement actions under California’s Unfair Competition Law

Torres v. BNSF Railway Co.

New Mexico Court of Appeals
Resolved without decision
March 8, 2019

New Mexico Court of Appeals dismisses appeal regarding take home theory of asbestos liability

Murray v. American LaFrance

Pennsylvania Superior Court
Pending
March 4, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging en banc Superior Court of Pennsylvania to reject consent-by-registration theory of general personal jurisdiction

Darden Restaurants, Inc. v. Singh

Florida District Court
Decided
March 1, 2019

Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal holds Florida tax appraiser’s disputed methodology failed to comply with required professionally accepted practices.  The Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this result. 

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