Washington DC. –A new analysis Since January 2017, 63 percent of U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuits challenging federal regulations have been filed in district courts under the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, according to government watchdog group Accountable.US. It turned out that he had been woken up. The report was released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. faced intense scrutiny to venues and judges shopping around in lawsuits aimed at blocking pro-consumer regulations to protect corporate interests; the lawsuit They are seeking to block the Biden administration's new final rule that would lower the cap on most credit card late fees from an average of $30 to $8.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's judge shopping strategy has also been criticized by U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, a Trump appointee, regarding credit card late fee rules. “The venue is not a continental breakfast. Plaintiffs cannot choose where and how to file a lawsuit at their whim.” However, when Judge Pittman ordered that the case be reassigned to the District of Columbia, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals kept the case within the jurisdiction of Texas federal courts and the Fifth Circuit, despite the litigation. I went out of my way to put it there. Obvious financial conflict of interest From Judge Don Willett of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to sue the Biden administration to protect itself from high credit card late fees. under attack Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for violating goals set by the Chamber of Commerce.
