No. 25A506

Walter W. Bullock, et al. v. Rivian Automotive, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2025-11-04
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: corporate-charter federal-court forum-provision initial-public-offering securities-act state-court
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. This case asks whether a publicly-traded corporation can unilaterally amend its corporate charter to include a forum-steering provision for suits brought under the Securities Act of 1933 that requires any such suits to be filed in federal rather than state court, unless the company chooses otherwise.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a publicly-traded corporation can unilaterally amend its corporate charter to include a forum-steering provision that requires Securities Act of 1933 suits to be filed exclusively in federal court, despite Congress's statutory prohibition on removing such suits from state court

Docket Entries

2025-11-04
Application (25A506) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 9, 2026.
2025-10-31
Application (25A506) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 11, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Walter W. Bullock and Todd R. Smith
Daniel Hirotsu WoofterRussell & Woofter LLC, Petitioner