The CAFA Law Blog, published by McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, focuses on legal issues related to the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) and federal jurisdiction over class actions. It covers topics such as jurisdictional requirements under CAFA, exceptions like the local controversy and home state exceptions, removal and remand procedures, and the interplay between state and federal courts in class action litigation. The blog also discusses recent court decisions interpreting CAFA provisions, procedural strategies in class action cases, and regulatory developments affecting class action practice. It serves as a resource for understanding the nuances of federal jurisdiction and litigation strategy in class action contexts.
McKeage v. TMBC, LLC, 2017 WL 562456 (8th Cir. 2017).
In an action removed under CAFA, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to the plaintiffs, but reversed the District Court’s determination of attorneys’ fee and…
In this case, the plaintiffs, newspaper subscribers, brought a putative class action in the state court alleging that the defendant corporation owns several newspapers throughout…
Brown v Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., Civ. Action No. 1:16-cv-243, 2016 WL 6996136 (D.N.H. Nov. 30, 2016).
In addressing whether the “local controversy” exception to CAFA jurisdiction was met, a federal district court in New Hampshire, following the precedent of the U.S.…
Vilitchai v Ametek Programmable Power Inc., 2017 WL 875595 (S.D. Cal. March 6, 2017).
A plaintiff brought a putative class action in California state court alleging the defendants violated various wage and overtime requirements set forth in the California…
Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Hormel Foods Corporation, — F. Supp. 3d —-, 2017 WL 1283411 (D.D.C. Apr. 5, 2017).
In this action, in granting the plaintiff’s motion to remand, the U.S. District Court for the District Columbia found…
Michelle Gyorke-Takatri v Nestle USA Inc., 2016 WL 5514756 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2016)
A district court in California determined that the general rule of requiring a “relevant change of circumstances” for a successive removal attempt applies to successive…
Rosenblatt v The Nuplexa Group Inc., Civ. No. 16-1064 (ES) (SCM), 2016 WL 3546579 (D.N.J. June 29, 2016).
In deciding to remand an action to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County (the “State Court”), the United…
MD Haynes, Inc. v. Valero Marketing and Supply Co., 2017 WL 1397744 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 19, 2017).
In this action, a federal court in Texas found that while the plaintiffs did not plead according to federal standards or explicitly…
Slocum_v_Gerber_Products_Co, 2016 WL 3983873 (W.D. Mo. July 25, 2016).
In this action, the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, Central Division (the “District Court”) granted the plaintiff’s Motion to Remand finding defendant Gerber Products Co. (“Gerber”) failed…
Strembitskyy v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, No. C16-0691RSL, 2016 WL 3640315 (W.D. Wash. July 8, 2016).
The plaintiff brought a putative class action in the state court asserting claims for breach of contract, violation of the Washington…
