During the past several years, state and local governments around the United States have filed at least 19 state-court suits seeking to hold fossil fuel energy companies liable under state common law (such as public nuisance law) for allegedly contributing to climate change and its harmful effects. The defendant energy companies have been largely unsuccessful …
In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017), the Supreme Court held that for a state court to assert “specific personal jurisdiction” over the claims of out-of-state plaintiffs in a “mass-action” suit, there must be a substantial connection between the nonresident plaintiffs’ claims and the conduct of the defendant …
Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court To Limit Nationwide Class Actions Read More »
In light of recent Supreme Court decisions, there is a substantial question about whether SEC administrative enforcement proceedings, conducted by SEC Administrative Law Judges who can be removed only “for cause,” violate the separation of powers. The certiorari petition in Gibson v. SEC, No. 20-276, asks the Supreme Court to decide whether a constitutional challenge to …
Amicus Brief Supports Meaningful Judicial Review of SEC Constitutional Challenge Read More »
The Atlantic Legal Foundation has submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) letter urging the California Supreme Court to grant the petition for review filed on August 31, 2020 by Monsanto Company in Johnson v. Monsanto, a bellwether case in which a former school groundskeeper claims he developed a form of cancer as a result …
Amicus Letter Explains That Federal Law Preempts Roundup® Product Liability Suit Read More »
I am pleased to announce that I have been elected to serve as Senior Vice President & General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation, where I will strategize and implement its cornerstone amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) program. I also look forward to continuing my independent, nationwide, appellate litigation practice at Capital Appellate Advocacy …
Larry Ebner Elected Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Atlantic Legal Foundation Read More »
