Texas, Arizona, California, et al.
Amici Curiae
David C. Mattax, Counsel of RecordTexas, Arizona, and California are joined in this brief by 29 other States and Puerto Rico. All have statutes, similar to the Illinois law at issue in this case, that could be affected by a Supreme Court decision. David C. Mattax is chief of the Financial Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office. Prior to that, he served as assistant chief of the division from 1994 to 1997. He is a 1983 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as…