Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Pending
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Pending
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether, in light of Taamneh, the Court should grant, vacate, and remand for further proceedings.
2. Whether plaintiffs plead proximate causation as required for ATA direct liability by alleging that defendants transacted with a foreign-government agency that was in turn infiltrated by the group that injured plaintiffs.
3. Whether a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization “plan[s]” or “authorize[s]” a specific attack— as required for ATA aiding-and-abetting liability—by providing general support or inspiration to a different group that carries out the attack.
Case Updates
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and vacate lower court decision that interpreted Anti-Terrorism Act to impose broad liability on lawful commercial activity
August 04, 2023
Click here to view the coalition amicus brief.
Andrew Pincus, Mark G. Hanchet, Robert W. Hamburg, Benjamin D. Bright, and Wajdi C. Mallat of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Opinion -- Atchley v. Astrazeneca UK Ltd. (D.C. Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Astrazeneca UK Ltd. v. Atchley (U.S. Supreme Court)