We are pleased to share BakerHostetler’s 2016 Class Action Year-End Review, which offers a summary of key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation moved to the forefront of the Supreme Court’s docket in
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Class Action Defense News, Developments and Commentary
The Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog, published by Baker & Hostetler LLP, focuses on legal developments and strategic considerations in defending against class action lawsuits. It covers trends and updates in insurance-related class actions, multidistrict litigation procedures, and evolving judicial attitudes toward incentive awards for class representatives. The blog also addresses emerging issues such as PFAS litigation and regulatory challenges impacting class certification and defense strategies. It provides analysis of appellate decisions, procedural rule proposals, and the implications of class action settlements, offering insights relevant to corporate defendants and legal practitioners involved in complex class action defense.
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House Passes Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985) (the Act).
The Act – introduced by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte – makes several significant changes to class…
The Unwelcome Guest at the Class Settlement Table: Serial Objectors
Finally, the end is in sight. After motions to dismiss, discovery, hearings, a highly contested motion for class certification and mediation, the parties have reached a class settlement. The parties are relieved to end the uncertainty and burdens of a…
Mandatory Disclosure of Third-Party Funding Agreements for Proposed Class Action Lawsuits
For years, certain lenders have agreed to fund all or part of a party’s litigation costs, usually in exchange for an agreed share of any recovered proceeds, as part of a practice called “third-party litigation funding.” This has spawned widespread…
Court Refuses to Certify Class Due to Lack of Adequacy of Class Counsel
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)(4) requires that the representative parties – the class representatives and their counsel – will adequately protect the interest of the class. Relatively few class-action decisions turn on the adequacy of class counsel, but in a…
A Look at Potential Supreme Court Nominees’ Class Action Decisions
Tonight, President Donald Trump is expected to nominate one of three federal appellate judges to the Supreme Court: Judge William Pryor of the Eleventh Circuit, Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit or Judge Thomas Hardiman of the Third Circuit.…
The Supreme Court Will Review Whether Putative Class Actions Toll the Statute of Repose for Class Members’ Individual Securities Act Claims
On January 13, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in California Public Employees’ Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc., No. 16-373 (ANZ Securities), to resolve whether the filing of a putative class action tolls the statute of repose for individual…
“Administrative Feasibility” Rejected in the Ninth Circuit
On Jan. 3, in Briseno v. Conagra Foods, Inc., Case No. 15-55727, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 does not require class representatives to demonstrate that there is an “administratively feasible” means of…
FTC to Collect and Analyze Class Settlement Data
On Nov. 14, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it issued orders to eight unidentified claims administrators, requiring them to divulge information on class settlement notification procedures and the response rates for various notification methods.[1] Citing its investigative powers…
Newsfeeds and Notice – How Social Networks Might Affect Class Action Litigation
The resources from which people obtain, and choose to obtain, information have changed dramatically. A recent and highly publicized discussion of how information is exchanged might be the so-called filter bubble that many social media users experience. This bubble has…