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WLF Legal Pulse

February 19, 2014

WLF Legal Pulse

WLF Briefing Focuses on U.S. Supreme Court at its Mid-Term Point

By:

Peter Glaser

Issues:

Combating Litigation Abuse: Civil Justice, Economic and Individual Liberties: Intellectual / Private Property Rights, Government Regulation: Environmental Regulation / Enforcement

One of our speakers, Troutman Sanders’ Peter Glaser, and his authoring of WLF’s amicus brief in Utility Air Group v. EPA, were referenced in a New York Times story on the case.

Attendees of the briefing received printouts of the following WLF Supreme Court-related resources:

  • With Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler, High Court May Have Put Brakes on Forum Shopping
  • WLF brief, ExxonMobil Corp. v. City of New York
  • Supreme Court grants cert in ABC v. Aereo
  • WLF Asks Supreme Court to Bar Federal Lawsuits Brought by Uninjured Plaintiffs
  • WLF Urges Court to Overturn Plaintiff-Friendly Presumption in Securities Class Action Cases
  • WLF Asks High Court To Reject EPA’s Brazen Effort To Rewrite Federal Law
  • WLF Asks High Court To Slap Down EPA’s Regulatory Power Grab
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