State Amicus

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Bandemer v. Ford Motor Co.

Minnesota Supreme Court
Decided
July 31, 2019

Divided Minnesota Supreme Court holds state courts have specific personal jurisdiction over out-of-state company in tort case concerning vehicle designed in Michigan, assembled in Canada, and sold in North Dakota.  The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in opposition to this outcome. 

Younkin v. Blackwelder

Florida Supreme Court
Pending
July 22, 2019

U.S. Chamber and Florida Justice Reform Initiative file amicus brief urging 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.

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.

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.

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 Appeal
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.

Wal-mart Stores, Inc. v. Forfar

Colorado Supreme Court
Decided
March 19, 2019

Colorado Supreme Court declines cert. petition considering whether the Colorado Collateral Source rule applies to medical expenses that exceed Medicare limits for covered patients.

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 

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

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. 

Boggs v. CSX Transportation

Kentucky Supreme Court
Pending
February 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in Kentucky Supreme Court, urging the Court to reverse the court of appeal’s interpretation’s cramped interpretation of the discovery rule for the statute of limitations for tort claims . 

Bellsouth Communications, LLC v. Cobb County

Georgia Supreme Court
Decided
February 18, 2019

Georgia Supreme Court holds that 911 charges are taxes under Georgia law and that plaintiffs cannot bring a damages action against telecommunications companies.  The U.S. Chamber and the Georgia Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of these holdings.

Arguedas v. Seawright

New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided
January 28, 2019

New Mexico Court of Appeals blocks no-injury class actions

Gonzalez v. Mathis

California Supreme Court
Pending
January 24, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to preserve the long-standing rule that a hirer owes no duty of care to protect a contractor from dangerous conditions known to or reasonably discoverable by the contractor

Burdick v. Tonoga, Inc.

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Pending
January 17, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief arguing New York Appellate Division should reverse class certification order in PFOA contamination litigation

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