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Doe v. Lyft, Inc.

Illinois Court of Appeals
Pending
February 3, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of the constitutionality of Illinois’ Transportation Network Provider Act, arguing it is not “special legislation” for the General Assembly to create a different regulatory scheme for transportation network companies that is distinct from regulation for common carriers.

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. v. Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
January 31, 2020

Texas Supreme Court affirms that parties can conclusively negate the formation of a partnership under Texas’ de facto partnership law through contractual conditions precedent.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this result. 

Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Decided
January 31, 2020

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania holds “rule of capture” applies to unconventional oil & gas development, reversing lower court’s conclusion that the use of hydraulic fracturing alters the rule or necessarily involves trespass on adjacent property.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this result. 

Normand v. Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC

Louisiana Supreme Court
Decided
January 29, 2020

Louisiana Supreme Court holds that Walmart is not liable for the collection of taxes on sales by third parties using Walmart’s online marketplace, reversing Court of Appeal’s holding to the contrary.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Louisiana Supreme Court to grant cert. to review the lower court decision, and another amicus brief at the merits stage urging reversal. 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pending
January 9, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reject the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s attempt to transform the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law into a vehicle for pursuing antitrust claims and remedies. 

WilsonArt, LLC v. Lopez

Florida Supreme Court
Pending
December 13, 2019

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to adopt the federal Celotex summary-judgment standard

Dodgen v. Grijalva

Florida Supreme Court
Pending
December 13, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges Florida Supreme Court to reject disparate treatment against defendants and in favor of plaintiffs under Worley regarding discovery into financial connections between plaintiffs and physicians.

Stiner v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Ohio Supreme Court
Pending
December 12, 2019

U.S. and Ohio Chambers of Commerce file amicus brief urging Ohio Supreme Court to affirm lower court’s interpretation of Ohio Products Liability Law to not impose strict products liability on companies that facilitate sales between third parties.

Luciano v. SprayFoamPolymers.com, LLC

Texas Supreme Court
Pending
December 10, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief arguing that the Texas Supreme Court should reject an overly expansive approach to stream-of-commerce jurisdiction and require a substantial causal connection between the defendant’s forum contacts and the plaintiff’s asserted claim for specific personal jurisdiction.

Berg v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

California Court of Appeal
Decided
November 25, 2019

California Court of Appeal grants request to publish its opinion affirming summary judgment in a talc case based on insufficient evidence of causation.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting publication.

Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Pending
November 20, 2019

California Supreme Court accepts certification from Ninth Circuit of question concerning whether Dynamex decision applies retroactively under California law.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in the California Supreme Court urging the court to accept the certification from the Ninth Circuit and filed an additional brief supporting a petition for rehearing in the Ninth Circuit. 

Ford Motor Co. v. Hill

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
November 18, 2019

Georgia Supreme court denies petition for certiorari, declining to review “death penalty sanctions” ordered by trial court.  The U.S. Chamber previously filed two briefs in this case when it was before the Georgia Court of Appeals.

In re Toyota Motors Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
November 15, 2019

In the face of a petition for writ of mandamus, plaintiffs concede that protective order applies on appeal to confidential trade secret information produced in discovery but not used by plaintiffs at trial.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of the petition, which sought reversal of the Court of Appeal’s decision that the information was not subject to the protective order. 

Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith

Georgia Court of Appeals
Decided
October 31, 2019

Georgia Court of Appeals reverses lower court judgment and holds that a company is not liable where intervening criminal conduct was the proximate cause of a plaintiff’s injuries.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging this result. 

Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Johnson

Georgia Court of Appeals
Decided
October 31, 2019

Georgia Court of Appeals reverses lower court judgment and holds that a company is not liable where intervening criminal conduct was the proximate cause of a plaintiff’s injuries.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging this result. 

Sandoval v. Qualcomm, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Pending
October 4, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to hold that a hirer of a contractor cannot be held liable under a retained-control theory based solely on the hirer’s failure to undertake a safety measure it never promised the contractor it would perform.

Burningham v. Wright Medical Group, Inc.

Utah Supreme Court
Decided
September 5, 2019

Utah Supreme Court holds that FDA authorization of medical devices through the 510(k) process may be an affirmative defense to strict liability claims.  The U.S. Chamber had submitted an amicus brief urging the court to recognize the 510(k) process as shielding manufacturers from strict liability claims. 

Gregg v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pending
September 5, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision holding that strict liability applies to claims under the “catch all” provision of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

Rodriguez v. Ford Motor Co. (II)

New Mexico Supreme Court
Pending
August 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files merits stage amicus brief in personal jurisdiction case in New Mexico Supreme Court, arguing that the court of appeals erred in concluding that registration to do business in New Mexico sufficed to subject foreign company to personal jurisdiction in New Mexico.  The U.S. Chamber previously filed an amicus brief in support of review, which the New Mexico Supreme Court granted and vacated the court of appeal’s earlier ruling on personal jurisdiction.

Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc.

New Jersey Supreme Court
Pending
August 16, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in New Jersey Supreme Court in support of enforceability of arbitration agreement, arguing that appellate court impermissibly imposed heightened requirements on assent to arbitration agreements by employee.

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