State Amicus

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In re: New York City Asbestos Litigation

New York Supreme Court
Pending
October 6, 2017

U.S. Chamber urges New York Supreme Court to restore practice of deferring punitive damages claims in asbestos litigation

Abbott Laboratories, Inc. v. Schmidt

Missouri Supreme Court
Decided
September 12, 2017

Missouri Supreme Court avoids issue of venue-by-joinder in personal injury case

Kaufman v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.

New Jersey Superior Court
Decided
August 22, 2017

New Jersey court addresses whether consumer rights statute prohibits caps on statutory damages

Friedlander v. Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

Minnesota Supreme Court
Decided
August 9, 2017

Minnesota Supreme Court clarifies requirement that a whistleblower act with purpose of exposing an illegality

Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided
June 30, 2017

Wisconsin Supreme Court decides general personal jurisdiction case

Phillips v. Honeywell International Inc.

California Supreme Court
Decided
June 14, 2017

California Supreme Court declines to review heightened causation standard in asbestos tort cases

County of Butler v. CenturyLink Communications

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided
June 8, 2017

Pennsylvania Court decides lawsuit alleging under-billing of 9-1-1 services by telecommunications companies

Henry v. The Dow Chemical Company

Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided
June 1, 2017

Michigan Court of Appeals addresses continuing violations doctrine

In re State Farm Lloyds (MDL)

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
May 26, 2017

Texas Supreme Court blocks unreasonable e-discovery request

In re State Farm Lloyds (Ramirez)

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
May 26, 2017

Texas Supreme Court blocks unreasonable e-discovery request

Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company

Iowa Supreme Court
Decided
May 19, 2017

Iowa Supreme Court remands excessive damages case for new trial

Macy's West Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court of California for the County of San Bernardino

California Supreme Court
Decided
May 10, 2017

California Supreme Court declines to review decision on wage statement reporting

B. C. v. Contra Costa County

California Court of Appeals
Decided
April 27, 2017

California appeals court reverses “phantom damages” decision

USAA Texas Lloyds Company v. Menchaca

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
April 7, 2017

Texas Supreme Court issues opinion in attempt to clarify statutory bad faith claim

McGill v. Citibank, N.A.

California Supreme Court
Decided
April 6, 2017

California Supreme Court overturns lower court FAA preemption decision

Lubin v. The Wackenhut Corporation

California Supreme Court
Decided
March 15, 2017

California Supreme Court denies review of wage-and-hour class action

Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.

California Supreme Court
Decided
March 15, 2017

California Supreme Court denies petition for rehearing in case banning on-call rest breaks

Rhyne v. U.S. Steel Corporation

Pennsylvania Superior Court
Decided
March 6, 2017

Pennsylvania court declines to review Pennsylvania jurisdictional statute that conflicts with Daimler

Macy's West Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court of California for the County of San Bernardino

California Court of Appeals
Decided
March 2, 2017

California Court of Appeal declines to review decision on wage statement reporting

Juni v. A.O. Smith Water Products Co., et al.

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Decided
February 28, 2017

New York court finds expert testimony standards not met in asbestos causation case

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