Lawsuits

While a fair and effective legal system allows business leaders to focus on hiring, innovating, and expanding, excessive or frivolous litigation crushes opportunities for private industry and consumers alike. A healthy legal system protects both employees and consumers while encouraging business growth.

Liability and Lawsuits: What Business Owners Need to Know

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Part of running a successful business is taking on the risk of litigation. Protect your business from liability and lawsuits with this quick guide.

Our Work

The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform and Litigation Center advocate for a fair and equal civil justice system to foster a healthy business climate, protect employers from abusive litigation, and serve the interests of consumers, not trial lawyers. We work at every level of the U.S. judicial system and with leaders in almost every state, Congress, and around the world to defend the rule of law.

Latest Major Initiatives Programs

U.S. Chamber Letter on H.R. 7780, the "Mental Health Matters Act"

U.S. Chamber Sues to Hold Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountable to the Rule of Law and Consumers

U.S. Chamber Sues to Stop Securities and Exchange Commission Reversal of Proxy Advisor Rule

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sues the Federal Trade Commission for Unlawfully Withholding Public Records

Hill Letter on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

U.S. Chamber Letter on H.R. 7701, the “Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act”

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Oct 06, 2022
When consumer complaints are settled by arbitration, they win more, faster.
Sep 29, 2022
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 7780, the "Mental Health Matters Act."
Sep 28, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
Reversing the 2020 Proxy Advisor Rule will undo investor protections and create disincentives for companies to go, and stay, public
Jul 14, 2022
Lawsuit seeks transparency and accountability from the FTC
Jul 13, 2022
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, on H.R. 7900, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023."
May 18, 2022
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Education and Labor opposing H.R. 7701, the “Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act.”
May 18, 2022
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the House Committee on Education and Labor opposing Title VII “The Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022” of H.R. 7780 “Mental Health Matters.”
Mar 15, 2022
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing H.R. 963, the "FAIR Act."
Mar 14, 2022
This Key Vote Alert! Letter was sent to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives opposing H.R. 963, the “Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act.”