Locality Litigation

Restricting contingency-fee arrangements between local governments and private attorneys will help ensure any litigation serves the public interest.

The Problem

Local governments are increasingly partnering with private attorneys on contingency-fee basis to file lawsuits against industries, often prioritizing profits over public interest and creating inconsistent legal standards across jurisdictions.

ATRA’s Position

Enact legislation limiting contingency-fee arrangements between local governments and private attorneys.

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Post Types
Date
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
  • Court Ruled Against ATRA's Position iconCourt Ruled Against ATRA's Position
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
  • Case Not Yet Decided iconCase Not Yet Decided
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
  • Case Not Yet Decided iconCase Not Yet Decided
Comment on “A Critical Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate” Report
This comment is on behalf of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), a broad-based coalition of businesses, associations, and professional firms...
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
  • Case Not Yet Decided iconCase Not Yet Decided
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
  • Court Ruled in Favor of ATRA's Position iconCourt Ruled in Favor of ATRA's Position
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 iconCourt Ruled Against ATRA's Position
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 iconCase Not Yet Decided
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 iconCase Not Yet Decided
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
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