Selected Filings, Presentations, and Media Mentions

• On December 20, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of NATSO, SIGMA, and NACS in support of Petitioner in EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, LLC, No. 23-1229 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On December 6, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a reply brief as court-appointed amicus curiae in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants in Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, No. 23-7141 (D.C. Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On November 25, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans in support of Defendant-Appellee in Guardian Flight, L.L.C. v. Health Care Service Corp., No. 24-10561 (11th Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On October 21, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a reply brief on the merits in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra, No. 23-715 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On October 14, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans in support of Defendants-Appellees in Guardian Flight, LLC v. Aetna Health, Inc., No. 24-20204 (5th Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On October 1, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of institutional investors as amici curiae in support of Respondents in Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 23-980 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On September 19, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of National Music Publishers’ Association, Recording Industry Association of America, American Association of Independent Music, Association of American Publishers, Nashville Songwriters Association International, and Songwriters of North America as amici curiae in support of certiorari in Sony Music Entertainment v. Cox Communications, Inc., No. 24-181 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On September 6, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an opening brief as court-appointed amicus curiae in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants in Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, No. 23-7141 (D.C. Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On August 28, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans in support of Defendants-Appellees in REACH Air Med. Servs. LLC v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., No. 24-10135 (11th Cir.). The brief is available here.


• The Deutsch Hunt team was featured in the "How I Write" section of The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing. Read Ruthanne Deutsch & Hyland Hunt, How We Write, Or Why Having a Buddy Helps, 21 Scribes J.L. Writing 9 (2024).


• On August 7, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an opening brief in Advocate Christ Med. Ctr. v. Becerra, No. 23-715 (S. Ct.).
  • The brief is available here.
  • Law360 described the brief in Mark Payne, Hospitals Tell High Court HHS Errs In SSI Pay Formula, Law360 (Aug. 8, 2024) (registration required).


• On July 17, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a reply brief in Whitney v. Montefiore Med. Ctr., No. 23-7961 (2d Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On June 10, 2024, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Advocate Christ Med. Ctr. v. Becerra, No. 23-715 (S. Ct.). Reuters covered the case in Brendan Pierson, Supreme Court will hear case claiming US underpays hospitals serving needy patients, Reuters (June 10, 2024).


• On May 8, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of international dispute resolution scholars in support of Petitioners-Appellees in Hulley Enterprises Ltd. v. Russian Federation, No. 23-7174 (D.C. Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On May 3, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed a reply brief in support of certiorari in Advocate Christ Med. Ctr. v. Becerra, No. 23-715 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On April 16, 2023, Hyland Hunt participated on a panel regarding Preparing for and Delivering Oral Argument as faculty for PLI's 2024 Appellate Advocacy program. More information on the program may be viewed here.


• On April 3, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of Fines & Fees Justice Center, Rutherford Institute, and Street Democracy in support of Respondents in Grants Pass v. Johnson, No. 23-175 (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On March 27, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an opening brief on behalf of Dr. Ryan Whitney in Whitney v. Montefiore Med. Ctr., No. 23-7961 (2d Cir.). The brief is available here.


• On February 20, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief as co-counsel on behalf of NAFOA, founded as Native American Finance Officers Association, in support of Respondents in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe, Nos. 23-250 et al. (S. Ct.). The brief is available here.


• On January 19, 2024, Deutsch Hunt PLLC filed an amicus brief on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans in support of Defendants-Appellants in Texas Medical Ass'n v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 23-40605 (5th Cir.). The brief is available here.