Case Updates
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to vacate the Department of Transportation’s ancillary fees rule, which the Fifth Circuit previously stayed, and hold that the Department lacks authority to engage in legislative rulemaking
September 16, 2024
Tobias S. Loss-Eaton and Peter A. Bruland of Sidley Austin LLP served as outside counsel.
Fifth Circuit stays Department of Transportation ancillary fees rule requiring airlines to re-formulate how and when ticketing fees are disclosed
July 30, 2024
The Court held that Congress did not authorize the department to engage in prescriptive rulemaking, including the now-stayed junk fees rule. The Chamber’s amicus brief led the charge in advancing this argument.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to hold that the Department of Transportation lacks authority to engage in legislative rulemaking and that the Department’s ancillary fees rule exceeds its authority
June 17, 2024
Tobias S. Loss-Eaton and Peter A. Bruland of Sidley Austin LLP served as outside counsel.