Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. Federal Trade Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 6:24-cv-00148 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al., Plaintiffs, v. Federal Trade Commission et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER When multiple parties sue over a common act, consolidation of the parties’ claims may occur in various ways. Some procedures do not turn on who wins a race to the courthouse. F.g.,

28 U.S.C. § 1407

(allowing a panel to consolidate actions involving common fact questions); 7d. § 2112(a) (lottery-based assignment for circuit- court review petitions filed within 10 days of an agency order).…