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Press Releases
2008
- July 18, 2008 - Activist Shareholders Must Comply with SEC Proxy Rules
- July 1, 2008 - Rhode Island Supreme Court Repudiates Use of Public Nuisance Legal Theory to Enrich Plaintiffs' Trial Lawyers
- June 25, 2008 - Supreme Court Throws Out "Excessive" Exxon Punitive Damages Award
- June 19, 2008 - Supreme Court Strikes Down Pro-Union Statute
- June 12, 2008 - Chamber Says Arizona Immigration Law Unconstitutional
- June 9, 2008 - Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Transform Federal False Claims Act into General Fraud Statute
- June 9, 2008 - U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Take Third Look at Oregon Punitive Damages Decision
- June 4, 2008 - Court Delays Enforcement of Oklahoma Immigration Law
- June 3, 2008 - Chamber Asks High Court to Defer to FDA Drug Labeling
- May 23, 2008 - William T. Torgerson Elected Chair of National Chamber Litigation Center
- April 17, 2008 - U.S. Chamber and State Chambers Defend Pennsylvania Immigration Ruling
- April 10, 2008 - NCLC Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject Greenhouse Emissions Liability Against U.S. Automakers
- April 1, 2008 - Chamber Appeals Arizona Immigration Decision
- March 28, 2008 - Chamber Challenges San Francisco Health Care Mandates
- March 19, 2008 - Chamber Urges Supreme Court to Preempt California's Pro-Union Labor Law
2007
- July 27, 2007 - Chamber Applauds Hazleton, Pennsylvania Immigration Ruling
- June 25, 2007 - Chamber Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Grassroots Free Speech Case
- June 5, 2007 - Chamber Opposes Proposed Changes to Supreme Court Membership Disclosure Rules
- June 1, 2007 - NCLC Urges District Court to Limit Use of Private Attorneys by Government Entities
- May 31, 2007 - The National Law Journal Names NCLC's Conrad One of 50 Most Influential Women in Law
- May 21, 2007 - Chamber Applauds Supreme Court Antitrust Decision
- May 8, 2007 - Chamber Urges Dismissal of War Crimes Lawsuit Against Canadian Corporation
- May 2, 2007 - Chamber Urges Dismissal of Foreign Pollution Lawsuit
- April 18, 2007 - Chamber Urges Dismissal of Foreign Asbestos Lawsuit
- April 17, 2007 - NCLC Urges Court to Review Class Action Decision in Securities Fraud Case
- April 5, 2007 - Chamber Appoints Robin Conrad Executive Vice President of National Chamber Litigation Center
- April 4, 2007 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court Review in Ford Rollover Case
- March 27, 2007 - Chamber Lauds Supreme Court Whistleblower Decision
- March 20, 2007 - Chamber Urges Court to Dismiss NSA Wiretapping Case
- March 7, 2007 - NCLC Urges Court to Dismiss St. Louis Lead Paint Case
- March 6, 2007 - Chamber Joins ACLU in Challenging Hazleton Pennsylvania's Immigration Ordinance
- February 22, 2007 - NCLC Celebrates 30 Years of Advocacy on Behalf of the Business Community
- February 21, 2007 - Supreme Court Rules Against Decision in Philip Morris Punitive Damages Case
- February 9, 2007 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Strengthen Standards In Securities Fraud Cases
- January 23, 2007 - U.S. Chamber Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss Antitrust Class Action Against IPO Underwriters
- January 17, 2007 - U.S. Chamber Challenges 'Collective Knowledge' in Securities Fraud Cases
- January 8, 2007 - U.S. Chamber Opposes Class Action Status in Wal-Mart Wage Case
- January 8, 2007 - National Chamber Litigation Center Sets New Record for Cases Entered and Won in 2006
- January 5, 2007 - U.S. Chamber Urges Supreme Court Review Of California Labor Law
2006
- December 21, 2006 - U.S. Chamber Urges Court to Stop Abuse of Sox Whistleblower Protections
- December 19, 2006 - U.S. Chamber Defends Ohio's Legislative Authority to Enact Tort Reform
- December 15, 2006 - Chamber Seeks Supreme Court Review of Terror Assessments in Environmental Impact Actions
- December 7, 2006 - U.S. Chamber Applauds Supreme Court For Granting Review of IPO Antitrust Case
- December 7, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Applauds Class Action Ruling
- December 5, 2006 - U.S. Chamber Urges Supreme Court to Clarify Whistleblower Law
- November 27, 2006 - U.S. Supreme Court Considers Five Business-Related Cases
- November 7, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Urges Virginia Supreme Court to Overturn Employment Evaluation Defamation Claim
- November 3, 2006 - U.S. Chamber General Counsel Stephen Bokat Receives WMACCA Career Achievement Award
- October 17, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Urges Review in Texas Punitive Damages Case
- October 4, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Applauds Ruling Clarifying Supervisor Standard
- September 19, 2006 - New Supreme Court Term Most Business-Focused in Years, Says U.S. Chamber: National Chamber Litigation Center Engaged in 18 Cases
- September 8, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Seeks Dismissal of Foreign Labor Standards Suit Against Wal-Mart
- August 25, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Seeks High Court Reversal of Two Antitrust Case Rulings
- August 15, 2006 - National Chamber Litigation Center Seeks Review in Florida Tobacco Class Action
- July 31, 2006 - U.S. Chamber's Litigation Center Seeks Punitive Damages Relief for American Businesses
- July 20, 2006 - U.S. Chamber's Litigation Center Hails Ruling Reducing Punitive Damages in Ford Case
- July 19, 2006 - U.S. Chamber's Litigation Center Applauds District Court in Wal-Mart Decision
- July 12, 2006 - U.S. Chamber's Litigation Center Applauds California Court Class Action Reversal
- July 7, 2006 - Chamber Applauds Overturning of Record Punitive Damages Award
- June 27, 2006 - NCLC Launches California-Focused Case Selection Committee
- June 26, 2006 - Chamber's Litigation Center Sets New Supreme Court Record
- May 3, 2006 - Chamber Declares Portions of Thompson Memo Unlawful
- April 20, 2006 - Chamber Urges California Supreme Court To Overturn Public Nuisance Lawsuit
- April 12, 2006: Chamber Requests High Court to Consider Antitrust Immunity for IPO-Related Conduct
- April 3, 2006: Chamber to Court: Don't Allow Private Attorneys to Litigate on Behalf of State Governments on Contingency Fee Basis
- March 21, 2006 - NCLC Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Securities Case
- March 15, 2006 - Chamber Challenges Maryland Health Care Mandates Law
- March 2, 2006 - Chamber Urges Court to Stay Out of Global Warming Debate
- February 24, 2006 - NCLC Asks Court to Require Federal Government to Pay Its Fair Share of Environmental Cleanup Costs
- February 23, 2006 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling in ERISA Case
- February 22, 2006 - NCLC Applauds Supreme Court Decision Holding Contract Disputes Resolvable by Arbitration
- February 21, 2006 - Chamber Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn Wetlands Rulings
- February 15, 2006 - Chamber's Litigation Center Urges Compliance With High-Court's Limitations on Alien Tort Cases
- February 3, 2006 - NCLC Calls on Supreme Court to Halt Subversion of RICO Act
- February 2, 2006 - Goldman Joins NCLC's Securities Litigation Advisory Committee
- February 1, 2006 - NCLC Steps Up Oral Argument Practice
- January 30, 2006 - NCLC Sets New Record in 2005
- January 27, 2006 - NCLC Urges High Court to Apply Commonsense Definition of "Adverse Employment Action"
- January 24, 2006 - NCLC Names Bryan Culbert Director of Communications
- January 6, 2006 - Chamber Endorses Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Associate Justice
2005
- December 21, 2005 - NCLC Applauds Decision to Delay Implementation of California Advertising Fax Ban
- December 15, 2005 - NCLC Praises Decision in "Lights" Tobacco Litigation Case
- December 6, 2005 - Carbonell Named Chair of National Chamber Litigation Center
- November 17, 2005 - NCLC Hails Illinois Supreme Court Ruling
- >November 16, 2005 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Close Door on Preempted Securities Fraud Claims
- November 11, 2005 - NCLC Challenges California Advertising Fax Ban
- October 28, 2005 - New York Court Rejects "Specter of Limitless Liability" for Secondhand Exposure to Asbestos
- September 29, 2005 - NCLC Hails Reversal on Retiree Health Benefits Decision
- September 12, 2005 - Businesses Retain Right to Discuss Unionization with Workers
- September 2, 2005 - NCLC Welcomes Victory in Siebel Systems Case
- August 18, 2005 - NCLC Hails Illinois Supreme Court Decision On State Farm
- August 2, 2005 - Small Businesses May Challenge Procedural Rules; Appellate Court Puts "Teeth" Back in the RFA
- July 15, 2005 - Court Refuses to Order Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
- July 15, 2005 - Michigan High Court: No Medical Monitoring Without Physical Injury Present
- June 28, 2005 - National Chamber Litigation Center Holds End-of-Term Supreme Court Media Briefing
- June 21, 2005 - NCLC Scores Victory in Mutual Fund Case
- June 13, 2005 - NCLC Challenges Trans-Border Application of Superfund Law
- June 7, 2005 - NCLC Urges End to State-Backed Contingent Fee Deals
- May 31, 2005 - NCLC Applauds Ruling in Arthur Andersen Case
- April 20, 2005 - High Court Unanimously Upholds Standards Under PSLRA
- April 15, 2005 - NCLC Challenges SEC Mutual Fund Rule in Court
- March 31, 2005 - NCLC to Participate in Oral Argument in California Punitive Damages Case
- March 17, 2005 - NCLC Supports Pro-Small Business Tax Ruling
- March 3, 2005 - Supreme Court Holds Government Liable for Contractual Obligations
- February 15, 2005 - NCLC Breaks All-Time Records in 2004
- February 11, 2005 - Appellate Court - Disgorgement not a Remedy under RICO
2004
- December 3, 2004 - NCLC Asks High Court to Set Class Certification Standard
- December 3, 2004 - NCLC Challenges Berkeley "Living Wage" Ordinance
- December 1, 2004 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Prohibit State Tort Claims
- November 30, 2004 - NCLC Joins Mississippi Case against Frivolous Lawsuits
- October 27, 2004 - NCLC Urges De-Certification of Securities Class Action
- September 13, 2004 - NCLC Challenges Standards for Filing Securities Class Actions
- September 2, 2004 - NCLC Files Suit Against New Mutual Fund Rules
- August 31, 2004 - NCLC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reaffirm Landmark State Farm Ruling
- July 23, 2004 - Largest Sexual Harassment Award in U.S. History Overturned
- June 21, 2004 - Supreme Court Restricts Claims Against HMOs
- June 14, 2004 - Supreme Court: FTAIA Does Not Extend to Foreign Cases
- June 14, 2004 - U. S. Supreme Court Clarifies Sexual Harassment Ruling
- June 4, 2004 - NCLC Asks Appellate Court to Uphold Internet Stock Fraud Decision
- May 14, 2004 - NCLC Praises Medical Monitoring Decision
- April 30, 2004 - NCLC Helps Secure Two Victories
- April 21, 2004 - Decision Overturning California AB 1889 Upheld
- April 5, 2004 - NCLC Applauds North Carolina High Court Punitive Damages Ruling
- March 31, 2004 - NCLC Challenges Data in Federal Salt Study
- February 24, 2004 - Supreme Court: "Reverse Discrimination" Not Supported under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
2003
- December 16, 2003 - NCLC Urges Michigan Supreme Court to Reject Costly Medical Monitoring
- December 15, 2003 - High Court Agrees to Hear Global Forum Shopping Case
- December 12, 2003 - NCLC Cites Improper Standards for Certifying Consumer Fraud Class Actions
- December 10, 2003 - NCLC Disappointed by Campaign Finance Decision
- December 3, 2003 - California Appellate Court Reduces Punitive Damages Award
- December 2, 2003 - Supreme Court OK's "No-Rehire" Policy for Workplace Misconduct
- November 25, 2003 - NCLC Seeks to Intervene Against Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
- October 23, 2003 - Oregon Appellate Court Reduces Another Punitive Damages Award
- >September 12, 2003 - NCLC Praises Michigan Supreme Court's Decision to Consider Asbestos Claims Docket
- September 15, 2003 - Oregon Appellate Court Reduces Punitive Damages Award
- August 12, 2003 - Appellate Court Affirms Discrimination Suit Dismissal
- July 22, 2003 - NCLC Urges North Carolina High Court to Uphold Punitive Damages Cap
- July 8, 2003 -- NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Reject Campaign Finance Law
- June 26, 2003 -- Supreme Court Sidesteps Class Action Arbitration Decision
- June 24, 2003 - High Court Affirms Constitutional Limits on State Power to Regulate Foreign Affairs
- June 24, 2003 - NCLC Appeals Texas Court's Contempt Ruling
- May 21, 2003 - Supreme Court Holds the Line on Size & Appropriateness of Punitive Damage Awards
- April 10, 2003 - NCLC Hails Supreme Court's Pro-Business Arbitration Decision
- April 7, 2003 - Supreme Court Limits Size & Appropriateness of Punitive Damage Awards
- February 27, 2003 - Chamber Urges High Court to Affirm Constitutional Limits on State Power to Regulate Foreign Affairs
- February 27, 2003 - Chamber Urges Supreme Court to Reject Class-Wide Arbitration
- February 3, 2003 - Lousiana High Court: No Damages Allowed If No Physical Injury Occurs
- January 16, 2003 - Two Briefs in Age Discrimination Cases Argue Against Use of 'Disparate Impact'
- January 14, 2003 - High Court Agrees to Review Corporate Free Speech Case
2002
- December 9, 2002 - Department of Labor Rulemaking Protects Jobless Workers
- November 21, 2002 - NCLC Urges Supreme Court to Reexamine Commercial Speech Doctrine
- September 20, 2002 - Employers Given OK to Discuss Unionization with Workers
- July 15, 2002 - U.S. Project Labor Agreement Policy Upheld
- June 27, 2002 - Free Speech Rights of Judicial Candidates Upheld
- June 24, 2002 - Employers Suing Unions Guaranteed First Amendment Protections
- June 10, 2002 - Supreme Court Allows Employers to Deny Dangerous Jobs to Disabled Employees
- May 24, 2002 - Appellate Court Upholds Employer's Right to Mandate Arbitration
- April 24, 2002 - Litigation Center Supports Challenge To "Living Wage" Law
- April 22, 2002 - NCLC Files Campaign Finance Lawsuit
- April 10, 2002 - NCLC Challenges California Law Supporting Union Organizing
- March 19, 2002 - FMLA Regulation Held Invalid
- January 29, 2002 - Challenges To "Submarine Patents" Allowed
- January 8, 2002 - ADA Case Turned on Definition of Disability
2001
- December 19, 2001 - Citizen Groups Denied Environmental Justice Right Of Actions
- December 18, 2001 - NCLC Urges D.C. Circuit Court to Strike Down Revised Clean Air Act Standards Once and For All
- November 27, 2001 - NCLC Urges U.S. to preempt State Litigation on California Power Dispute
- November 6, 2001 - Appellate Court Limits EEOC's Subpoena Power
- November 5, 2001 - NCLC Calls for Reasonable Definition of Disability, Supreme Court to Consider Scope of ADA
- October 15, 2001 - Litigation Center Challenges Washington State Ergonomics Rule
- August 30, 2001 - Appellate Court Denies Media Access to Documents Containing Trade Secrets
- June 28, 2001 - High Court Upholds Commercial Free Speech First Amendment Protection
- June 21, 2001 - High Court Rules Deference Not Automatic In Federal Administrative Decisions
- June 5, 2001 - Trial Lawyers Drop Appeal In Erisa Fiduciary Liability Case
- May 16, 2001 - High Court: Appellate Courts Must Independently Review Constitutional Challenges of Punitive Damage Awards
- March 22, 2001 - Supreme Court Upholds Federal Preemption in Employee Benefit Plans
- March 21, 2001 - Supreme Court OK's Arbitration of Employment Disputes
- March 1, 2001 - Supreme Court Blocks Ozone NAAQS
2000
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