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Attorney General’s Office v. Facebook, Inc.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided
May 13, 2020

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grants application for direct review of discovery order compelling Facebook to produce privileged materials surrounding internal investigation.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this result.

Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York, Inc. v. New York Department of Financial Services

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Pending
May 4, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of challenge to New York Regulation 187, arguing that the New York Department of Financial Services failed to adequately consider the costs of the Amendment.

Morrisey v. West Virginia AFL-CIO

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Decided
April 21, 2020

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upholds West Virginia’s right-to-work law under the state constitution.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Amgen, Inc. v. California Correctional Health Care Services

California Court of Appeal
Decided
April 9, 2020

California Court of Appeal reverses trial court order enjoining the government from disclosing price increase information in response to a California Public Records Act request.  The Court of Appeal held that the pharmaceutical manufacturer failed to show that its price increase information was still a trade secret after disclosure to registered purchasers.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief opposing this outcome.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. v. Reavis

Texas Court of Appeals
Pending
April 1, 2020

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the Texas Court of Appeals to reverse a multimillion dollar judgment because the jury was permitted to consider irrelevant and inflammatory character evidence in the form of a deferred prosecution agreement.

Attorney General v. Facebook, Inc.

Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided
March 30, 2020

Single justice of Massachusetts Appeals Court denies emergency stay pending appeal of discovery order compelling the production of privileged materials surrounding internal investigation.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome.

Robertson v. Johnson, U-Haul Co. of Michigan

Michigan Supreme Court
Decided
March 25, 2020

Michigan Supreme court vacates lower court opinion that disregarded traditional duty principles and would have created an expansive new theory of tort liability in Michigan.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome. 

City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Natera Inc.

California Court of Appeal
Decided
March 23, 2020

California Court of Appeal publishes its opinion addressing what kinds of statements and omissions may make a registration statement misleading under Section 11 of the Securities Act.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus letter supporting this outcome.

Suzuki Motorcycle Corp. v. Winckler

Florida Supreme Court
Pending
March 19, 2020

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Florida Supreme Court to adopt the apex-deposition doctrine, which protects corporate CEOs without unique relevant knowledge from abusive and unnecessary discovery.

Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi

Delaware Supreme Court
Decided
March 18, 2020

Delaware Supreme Court unanimously upholds legality of corporate bylaws requiring claims under the Securities Act of 1933 to be brought in federal court instead of state court.  This significant decision will enable companies incorporated in Delaware to avoid state court litigation under the Securities Act, thus minimizing the impact of the Cyan decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Kim v. Reins International California, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Decided
March 12, 2020

California Supreme Court holds that settlement of an individual claim for labor code violations does not deprive an employee of standing to pursue a claim on behalf of the state under the California Private Attorneys General Act.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the opposite result.

Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Francisco

California Court of Appeal
Decided
March 6, 2020

California Court of Appeal grants request to publish its opinion limiting a criminal defendant’s ability to compel production of private stored communications from a service provider.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting publication.

McClay v. Airport Management Services, LLC

Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided
February 26, 2020

Tennessee Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of state noneconomic damages cap for personal-injury cases.  The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief supporting this outcome.

Roverano v. John Crane, Inc.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Decided
February 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rejects fair apportionment of liability among strictly liable defendants under the Fair Share Act.  

Frlekin v. Apple, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Decided
February 13, 2020

California Supreme Court holds that employee time spent undergoing exit searches of bags, packages, and personal devices is compensable as “hours worked” under California’s wage-and-hour law.  The U.S. Chamber and a coalition of business groups filed an amicus brief opposing this result.

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

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