Case Updates
Fifth Circuit affirms remand order on the basis that the companies did not timely remove the action under the federal officer removal doctrine
August 10, 2020
Click here to view the opinion. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief arguing that the action was removable under that doctrine.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief arguing that the Fifth Circuit should correct the district court’s improper application of the federal officer removal statute
January 13, 2020
The Chamber’s amicus brief argues that the Fifth Circuit should correct the district court’s improper application of the federal officer removal statute, which permits removal of a case from state court to federal court for those “acting under” an officer or agent of the United States.
Thomas A. Lorenzen and Tyler A. O’Connor of Crowell & Moring LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.