Hamilton County Emergency Communications District v. BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC (rehearing)

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The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of rehearing en banc, urging the Sixth Circuit to reject two novel means of imposing liability on defendants for alleged violations of state statutory requirements. First, the brief argued that the court should not imply a right of action under the applicable Tennessee 911 Law or state common law for an alleged violation of the statute, particularly where the legislature chose other means of enforcement. Second, the brief argued that the Tennessee False Claims Act, which mirrors the federal False Claims Act, does not impose liability when the asserted false claim is based on a genuine disagreement over statutory interpretation.

Jonathan G. Cedarbaum of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.