Amicus Briefs

Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco (pdf) | Nov 14, 2024
Center brief argues against expansive liability under a purported "duty to innovate."

Lange v. GMT Auto Sales, Inc. (pdf) | Oct 29, 2024
Center joins brief to the Missouri Supreme Court in support of waiver rights, judicial economy.

Piasa Armory LLC v. Kwame Raoul (pdf) | Oct 28, 2024
Center joins brief to the Illinois Supreme Court supporting the viability of intrastate forum non conveniens.

Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Todd Heath (pdf) | Aug 28, 2024
Center files brief urging SCOTUS to curb expansive liability under the False Claims Act.

Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Douglas J. Horn (pdf) | Jul 26, 2024
Center’s brief on the merits urges the Supreme Court to limit civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act's (RICO) scope.

Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company v. Anastasia Wullschleger and Geraldine Brewer (pdf) | Jul 9, 2024
The Center files SCOTUS merits brief to address removal rights.

Country Mutual Ins. Co. v. Sudholt (pdf) | Apr 22, 2024
Center joins brief of the Atlantic Legal Foundation, asking SCOTUS to rein in expansive interpretation of the “internal affairs” exception to removal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.

Visa Inc. v. National ATM Council, Inc. (pdf) | Mar 13, 2024
Center Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court to Stop the Erosion of "Rigorous Analysis" Under Rule 23.

PHH Mortgage Corporation v. Guthrie (pdf) | Feb 23, 2024
Center’s brief asks SCOTUS to review case to clarify that the Bankruptcy Code preempts state-law claims and to protect longstanding principles of uniformity in the law of bankruptcy.

Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries (pdf) | Jan 8, 2024
The Center argues that arbitration act’s “transportation worker” exemption Is narrow.

Photoplaza Inc., et al. v. Herbal Brands, Inc. (pdf) | Dec 18, 2023
Center's brief addresses the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants that sell products online.

Antero Treatment LLC v. Veolia Water Technologies Inc. (pdf) | Dec 12, 2023
The Center joins CDLA’s brief to the Colorado Supreme Court to protect contractual expectations via proper application of the economic loss rule.

Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Douglas J. Horn (pdf) | Nov 6, 2023
The Center joins Atlantic Legal Foundation brief urging Supreme Court to limit civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act's (RICO) scope.

Michael Angelo and MSP WB, LLC, vs. Allstate Insurance Company (pdf) | Aug 25, 2023
Center joins coalition brief to the Sixth Circuit arguing that technical, regulatory reporting requirements and compliance should not be turned into False Claims Act violations.

Amicus Update: Center’s Brief Urges Supreme Court to Take Case Involving MDLs and the Impact of Binding Bellwether Cases (pdf) | Aug 4, 2023
The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy filed a brief in E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Abbott.

Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo (pdf) | Jul 18, 2023
The Center’s brief urges SCOTUS to decide this appeal in accordance with the major questions doctrine, rather than the Chevron doctrine, and reverse the judgment below.

In Re Antero Treatment LLC (pdf) | Jul 13, 2023
The Center joins a coalition brief seeking to preserve appellate bond caps.

Acheson Hotels LLC v. Deborah Laufer (pdf) | Jun 20, 2023
The Center joins the brief of the Atlanta Legal Foundation, arguing that conferring standing on “informational injury” plaintiffs who troll the internet for technical violations of federal law but suffer no actual harm would establish a dangerous precedent.

Neil Dupree v. Kevin Younger (pdf) | Mar 6, 2023
The Center’s brief contends that a party need not renew in motions for judgment as a matter of law purely legal arguments capable of resolution with reference only to undisputed or no facts.

Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski (pdf) | Jan 30, 2023
The Center’s brief in Coinbase v. Bielski points to longstanding federal policy favoring arbitration and argues for the protection of bargained-for contractual rights as well as principles of judicial economy.