By Glenn Lammi
On April 27, 2026, WLF the Ninth Circuit granted Altria leave to appeal a district court’s class-certification order under Rule 23(f). The decision was a victory for WLF, which contended in its amicus brief that the order violates federalism and due process by improperly applying California’s Cartwright Act to out-of-state transactions and harms. The state-by-state … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
WLF urges the Department of Labor to adopt its proposed new regulations on independent contractor status.
By Glenn Lammi
On April 22, 2026, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court refused to hold that punitive damages awards require proof by clear and convincing evidence and, when requested, bifurcated trials. The decision was a setback for WLF, which joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on an amicus brief prepared by Mark C. Fleming of Wilmer Hale. The … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court upheld a Sixth Circuit decision that kept a case brought by a state attorney general attacking a treaty-protected pipeline from being removed to federal court. The decision was a setback for WLF, which filed a brief urging reversal because the case involved federal issues that must be heard … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On April 21, 2026, a partially divided Ninth Circuit panel affirmed a trial court certification decision that failed to require common proof of class-wide harm. The decision was a disappointment for WLF, whose amicus brief argued that no-injury class actions distort the civil-justice system and encourage meritless litigation. The named plaintiffs here accused the defendant of … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
WLF asked the U.S. Supreme Court review a flawed Third Circuit ruling and clear up deepening confusion on the scope of disclosure requirements under federal securities law.
By Jennifer
On April 17, 2026, the Supreme Court vacated a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowly interpreted the federal-officer removal statute to deny federal contractors access to federal courts. The decision was a victory for WLF, which argued in an amicus brief that the appeals court’s contractual-direction requirement revived a discarded causal-nexus test and upended the broad … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
WLF urged the 11th Circuit to affirm a lower court’s ruling that FDA unlawfully withheld data that cast doubt on its choice to impose graphic cigarette-pack warnings.
By Glenn Lammi
Joined by the Nat’l Assoc. of Manufacturers, WLF asked the 9th Circuit to immediately hear an appeal of a class certification in a securities fraud case.
By Glenn Lammi
WLF urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a ruling that misapplied a federal safe harbor from private securities litigation.