Amicus Briefs

Federal court decisions often have far-reaching impacts on interested parties not participating in the law suit at hand.  Amicus Curiae “friend-of-the-court” briefs are great opportunities for interested parties to focus the court’s attention on the implications of a potential impact on an industry, group, or jurisdiction not represented by the parties.  We regularly draft and file Amicus briefs in state and federal court, including the United States Supreme Court, on behalf of consumer advocacy and public interest groups in matters of antitrust with wide-ranging consumer impacts. 

Here are recent Amicus filings:

2013

  • FTC v. Watson (United States Supreme Court). Amicus brief on behalf of AARP, the American Medcial Association, the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices and US PIRG in support of FTC's position that pay-for-delay payments are anticompetitive and harmful to consumers.
  • American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al. (United States Supreme Court). Amicus brief on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute and the National Retail Federation in support of merchant Respondents to uphold the effective-vindication ruling allowing merchants to litigate instead of arbitrate due to the porhibitive costs of individual arbitration.

2012

  • Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company, et al. (United States Supreme Court). Amicus brief on behalf of Food & Water Watch; National Family Farm Coalition; National Farmers Union; Organization for Competitive Markets.
  • NACS, et al. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (United States District Court for the District of Columbia). Amicus brief on behalf of United States Senator Richard Durbin.
  • National Association of Chain Drug Stores, et al. v. Express Scripts, Inc. and Medco Health Solutions (United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania). Amicus brief on behalf of Consumer Federation of America, National Consumer League, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices and US PIRG in support of plaintiffs' case to enjoin the merger between two of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers.
  • PBA Health, et al. v. Sebelius and Suehs (United States District Court for the Western Division of Texas).  Amicus brief on behalf of the Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Houston Business Council - LULAC 4245 in support of plaintiffs' case to enjoin the Texas Health and Human Services Commission from decreasing pharmacy Medicaid reimbursement rates to the detriment of vulnerable Texas citizens.

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2007