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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Berk v. Choy

(U.S., filed August 7, 2025): Arguing that State legislatures enacted affidavit of merit statutes to prevent meritless lawsuits that threaten the ava...

SCOTUS

Court Ruled Against ATRA's Position

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U.S. ex rel. Penelow v. Janssen Products LP.

(3rd Circ., filed July 21, 2025): Arguing that the qui tam provisions violate Article II’s vesting clause, the Appointments Clause, and the Take Care...

3rd Circuit

Case Not Yet Decided

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Anne Arundel County v. Express Scripts

(Md., filed May 29, 2025): Arguing that the Court should join other states in affirming that public nuisance law cannot be converted into an all-enco...

Maryland

Case Not Yet Decided

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Geico Casualty Company v. Jilianne Warner, et. al.

(Ky. App., filed May 28, 2025): Arguing that the court erred in finding that heavy motor trucks, such as tow trucks, are inherently dangerous. The t...

Kentucky

Case Not Yet Decided

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Monsanto v. Durnell

(U.S., filed May 9, 2025): Arguing that the Missouri Court of Appeals and other appellate courts have gutted FIFRA’s express preemption provision, al...

SCOTUS

Case Not Yet Decided

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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 pr...

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Drake v. Bayer

(9th Circ., filed March 24, 2025): Arguing that Article III and the Rules Enabling Act preclude construing Rule 23 to permit certification of a class ...

California

9th Circuit

Case Not Yet Decided

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BRP Group, Inc. v. Wagner

(DE, filed April 15, 2025): Arguing that the carveout in the final clause of Section 6 of S.B. 313 amounts to an unconstitutional bill of attainder an...

Delaware

Case Not Yet Decided

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Newman v. Bayer Inc.

(2nd Circ., filed April 9, 2025): Arguing that Article III and the Rules Enabling Act preclude construing Rule 23 to permit certification of a class l...

2nd Circuit

Case Not Yet Decided

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Perlmutter v. Federal Insurance Company, Harold Perenboom, and William Douberley

(Fl., filed March 20, 2025): Section 768.72 of Florida law deliberately altered the common law to raise the evidentiary burden for recovering punitive...

Florida

Case Not Yet Decided

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