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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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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Atlas Turner, Inc. v. Welch

(U.S., filed September 22, 2025): Arguing the Court should review the use of receiverships by the South Carolina asbestos court. The receivership pr...

SCOTUS

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Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish

(U.S., filed September 12, 2025): Arguing that the Louisiana coastal litigation proves the importance of federal officer removal. The Government law...

SCOTUS

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Suncor Energy Inc., et. al. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, et. al.

(U.S., filed September 12, 2025): Urging the Court to grant the petition for certiari. Arguing that global climate change is not traditional state t...

SCOTUS

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Sommerville v. Union Carbide and Covestro LLC

(4th Circ., filed September 9, 2025): Supporting rehearing en banc. Arguing that Article III standing requires an injury that is concrete and particu...

4th Circuit

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Ortiz v. Daimler Trucks North America LLC

(CA., filed September 4, 2025): Urging the court to review the lower court’s decision because in combination with the decision in Gilead, it threaten...

California

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CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Carey, II et. al.

(KY., filed August 26, 2025) : Arguing that in a wide range of cases, identification of suspicious claims activity has led to investigations that hav...

Kentucky

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Gill v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

(Pa. App., filed June 23, 2025): Arguing that trial courts must zealously ensure the integrity and fairness of the jury system throughout the trial p...

Pennsylvania

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CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech Inc.

(E.D. Va., filed August 15, 2025): Arguing that Plaintiffs urge an unprecedented theory that a defendant can violate antitrust law by incidentally a...

Eastern District of Virginia

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