Amicus Briefs

The American Tort Reform Association fights in state and federal courts through its active amicus program, filing friend of the court briefs across the country to promote greater fairness, predictability and efficiency in America’s civil justice system.

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Drake v. Bayer

(9th Circ., filed May 26, 2026): Arguing that rehearing should be granted to clarify the standards applicable to establishing class-wide injury. The...

9th Circuit

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In Re FirstEnergy Corp. Securities Litigation

(6th Circ., filed May 21, 2026): Arguing that Comcast’s limits on class certification provide essential protections for American businesses and inves...

6th Circuit

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Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, et. al.

(U.S., filed May 18, 2026): Arguing the state law does not provide a mechanism to recover damages for costs attributed to global climate change. Clim...

SCOTUS

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Blade v. Sig Saurer

(E.D. Pa., filed April 6, 2026): Arguing that the court should grant Sig Saurer’s motion for reconsideration because Mallory upends the jurisdictiona...

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc.

(Ma., filed March 18, 2026): Urging the court to decline to recognize a new cause of action permitting employees of a subcontractor to sue a contract...

Massachusetts

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Murphy v. Rio Rancho Center

(New Mex. Ct. App., filed March 5, 2026): Arguing that the double-digit punitive multipliers likely violate due process. The U.S. Supreme Court has s...

New Mexico

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Monsanto v. Durnell

(U.S., filed March 2, 2026): Arguing that requirements for herbicide labeling should not be made case-by-case in litigation sparked by a flawed IARC ...

SCOTUS

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Cowan v. Dr. Slann et.al.

(N.D., filed February 23, 2026): Arguing that reasonable limits on medical liability improve the health care system for doctors and patients and Nort...

North Dakota

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Bio-Lab, Inc. v. Fannie Tartt et al.

(GA, filed January 20, 2026): Arguing that traditional tort law and persuasive decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous state high courts do ...

Georgia

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Lyon v. Riverside Methodist Hospital et. al.

(OH., filed October 7, 2025): Arguing that the Court should review the lower court’s decision because the Court should comprehensively address the co...

Ohio

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