This WLF Litigation Division feature highlights WLF court filings, as well as decisions issued in response to WLF’s court and agency filings. In this edition, we list August 2022 filings and results.
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Filings
In re LTL Management, LLC—WLF reminds the Third Circuit that bankruptcy offers fairer and more efficient recovery to present and future claimants than the mass-tort system.
In re Proposed California Privacy Rights Act Regulations—WLF calls on California privacy regulators to justify their fanciful economic assumptions
Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Biden—WLF urges the Eleventh Circuit to affirm a decision setting aside a CDC order requiring that face masks be worn on all public transportation.
Calcutt v. FDIC—WLF asks the Sixth Circuit to rehear en banc a constitutional challenge to the FDIC’s structure.
Decisions
Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. Superior Court—California’s First District Court of Appeal agrees to review a trial court ruling that advances a radical new theory of liability for drug manufacturers. *victory*
Caremark v. Chickasaw Nation—The Ninth Circuit confirms that claimants under the Recovery Act are bound by their arbitration agreements under the FAA. *victory*
UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund v. Abbvie—The Seventh Circuit affirms a federal trial court’s dismissal of a meritless antitrust suit against a leading pharmaceutical company. *victory*