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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. 

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

Colorado Oil And Gas Conservation Commission v. Martinez

Colorado Supreme Court
Decided
January 14, 2019

Colorado Supreme Court reverses erroneous interpretation of Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Act, holding the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission correctly interpreted the Act to preclude a proposed rule that would foreclose the Commission from balancing the benefits of oil and gas development against potential harms to the environment and public health

Satterfield v. Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc.

Ohio Supreme Court
Decided
December 18, 2018

Ohio Supreme Court issues unanimous reversal on standing

Chan Healthcare Group, PS v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Washington Supreme Court
Decided
December 13, 2018

Washington Supreme Court rejects plaintiffs’ collateral attack against class-action settlement approved by Illinois courts, according full faith and credit to Illinois final judgment

PacifiCare Life & Health Insurance Co. v. Jones

California Supreme Court
Pending
November 29, 2018

U.S. Chamber and CalChamber file amicus letter brief in support of petition for review in California Supreme Court, urging court to grant review of court of appeal’s decision exposing insurance companies to massive civil monetary penalties

Cornwell v. Microsoft Corp.

Washington Supreme Court
Decided
November 29, 2018

Washington Supreme Court allows retaliation claim to stand based on a mere suspicion that decision maker knew about protected activity

In re: New York City Asbestos Litigation

New York Court of Appeals
Decided
November 27, 2018

New York Court of Appeals affirms judgment in asbestos case in favor of Ford Motor Co. for lack of proof of causation

Dittman v. UPMC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Decided
November 21, 2018

Divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses victory for employer in data-breach litigation, holding economic-loss doctrine does not bar employees’ tort claims against employer for alleged injuries resulting from data breach

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Rogers

Texas Supreme Court
Decided
November 16, 2018

Texas Supreme Court grants petition for review in case regarding standard for proving gross negligence

Phone Recovery Services, LLC v. Qwest Corp.

Minnesota Supreme Court
Decided
October 31, 2018

Minnesota Supreme Court holds that E911 fees and surcharges are subject to the tax bar of the Minnesota False Claims Act, affirming court of appeals’ judgment

MCI Communication Services, Inc. v. Director

New Jersey Supreme Court
Decided
October 19, 2018

New Jersey Supreme Court declines to review lower court decision regarding combined tax reporting

Quisenberry v. Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc.

Virginia Supreme Court
Decided
October 11, 2018

Fractured Virginia Supreme Court holds that shipyard owed a duty of care to prevent employees from carrying asbestos fibers home on their clothes and exposing others over strong dissent from three justices

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Golden Gate National Senior Care LLC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Decided
September 25, 2018

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects common sense limitations on the Commonwealth’s consumer protection law, allowing Commonwealth entities to be considered a “person in interest” when acting as a plaintiff, but not a “person” when acting as a defendant

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