Judge Posner of the Seventh Circuit is a frequent author of class action-related opinions. His most recent one reversed an order approving a class action settlement because the attorneys’ fee award was too high. The case involved claims that RadioShack
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Class Actions Insider, published by Robinson & Cole LLP, focuses on developments and issues in class action litigation. The blog covers topics such as class certification standards, appellate decisions affecting class actions, strategies involving appeal bonds in class settlements, and procedural rules including potential amendments to federal class action rules. It also addresses jurisdictional questions under statutes like the Class Action Fairness Act and discusses litigation funding disclosures. The blog analyzes court rulings on consumer protection claims, insurance class actions, and the impact of individual issues on class treatment, providing insights relevant to both plaintiffs and defense counsel involved in class action practice.
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Class Action Against State Auto Concerning Homeowners’ Policy Limits Is One Worth Watching
Insurers typically adjust (or propose to adjust) the policy limits on a homeowners’ policy every year to take into account changes in the cost of construction. This is intended to help insureds make sure that sufficient coverage is available if…
Summer Reading on Insurance Class Actions
If you read this blog, you have an interest in the very exciting subject of class actions against insurance companies. Either that or, more likely, it’s useful to your job to read the blog. If you have some downtime as…
Affirmative Defenses Must Be Addressed In Class Certification Order, According To Texas Court of Appeals
A recent decision of the Texas Court of Appeals in Austin (Third District) caught my eye. Not because it involved insurance; rather, it was a securities class action challenging a board of directors’ approval of a corporate transaction. See Brigham …
Insights from DRI Class Action Seminar 2014 – Part 2
Here is part two of my insights from DRI’s 2014 class action seminar held last week:
Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund Decision: Aaron Streett, who argued the Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. case in the Supreme…
Insights from DRI Class Action Seminar 2014 – Part 1
Last week I attended the Defense Research Institute’s third class action seminar, an event that I had the privilege of helping put together. As I’ve done in past years, I will summarize my “takeaways” from the seminar here.
State Attorney…
Retained Asset Account ERISA Class Action: First Circuit Overturns Judgment in Favor of Plaintiffs
One of the hot areas of class action litigation against life insurers over the last few years has been the use of retained asset accounts, whereby the insurer pays life insurance proceeds not by a lump sum but instead by…
Comcast Construed In Recent Seventh Circuit Opinion
After the Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013) (blog post), requiring damages to be provable on a classwide basis in order for a class to be certified under Rule 23(b)(3), class…
Class Action Settlement in Pella Windows Case Overturned By Seventh Circuit
One of the prominent cases in which a products liability class action has been certified in recent years is Pella Corp. v. Saltzman, 606 F.3d 391 (7th Cir. 2010), involving windows that allegedly contained a design defect that allowed…
Statistical Sampling in Class Actions Addressed By California Supreme Court
Back in February of 2012, I wrote a blog post about a California Court of Appeal decision addressing the use of statistical sampling in class actions. The California Supreme Court recently granted review and affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision…