Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment bars states from outsourcing the investigation and prosecution of public claims to private contingency-fee lawyers who have a substantial personal stake in the outcome.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
March 05, 2018
U.S. Chamber supports Due Process challenge to contingency-fee arrangements that give private attorneys a direct financial stake in the outcome of government enforcement actions
November 30, 2017
Click here to view the Chamber's amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Laura K. McNally, Andrew R. DeVooght, and Nina Ruvinsky of Loeb & Loeb LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center in this case.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinion -- New Hampshire v. Actavis Pharma, Inc. (New Hampshire Supreme Court).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. New Hampshire (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. New Hampshire (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf