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Class Action Fairness Act
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Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
Served With a Class Action in Illinois? The First Moves That Decide the Case
By Peter S. Lubin, James V. DiTommaso
By Peter S. Lubin and James V. DiTommaso A process server hands your company a class action complaint late on a Friday. By Monday you are reading a theory that…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Seventh Circuit Holds That “Local Event or Occurrence” Exception in Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(11)(B)(ii)(I), Is Jurisdictional and Thus Non-Waivable, Even If Omitted from Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand
In Craig v City of Richmond, Ind., No. 26-1864 (7th Cir. June 18, 2026), in an issue of first impression, the panel holds that a district court may sua sponte…
Class Action Defense Blog
Doctor’s Orders: Michigan Data Breach Class Action Dismissed Due To The CAFA’s Home-State Exception
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., George J. Schaller, and Denis Yavorskiy Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 26, 2026, in Berven v. Sturgis Hosp., Inc., 25-CV-1142 (W.D. Mich. May 26, 2026),…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
While Noting That the District Court Legally Erred in Its CAFA Remand, the Sixth Circuit Nevertheless Holds That the Defendant Forfeited Its Chance to Timely Challenge the Order
In Ewalt v. GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings, No. 25-4015 (6th Cir. May 22, 2026), the Sixth Circuit agrees with the defendant that the district court ought not have remanded this…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
The Governor’s Veto of Virginia’s Proposed Class Action Bill: What Businesses Should Know
By David N. Anthony, Noah DiPasquale, Stephen Sovinsky, Allie Voehringer, Leanna Minix
On May 19, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) indicated that she intends to veto SB 229, a pending bill which would have created a Virginia state court class action mechanism…
Jotwell
Take Notice: Governmental Review of Class Action Settlements
Michael E. Solimine & Hailey E. Martin, Judicial Review of Settlements Under the Class Action Fairness Act and Deference Due to the Department of Justice and State Attorneys General, 51…
TortsProf Blog
JOTWELL Courts Law: Mullenix on Solimine & Martin on Judicial Review of Class Actions Under CAFA
At JOTWELL, Linda Mullenix reviews Michael Solimine & Hailey Martin's Judicial Review of Settlements Under the Class Action Fairness Act and Deference Due to the Department of Justice and State…
GT L&E Blog
Ninth Circuit Opens New Path Back to State Court for Class Actions Removed to Federal Court
By Samuel S. Hyde, Noah M. Woo
By design, the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) allows defendants to remove complex class actions to federal court. It avoids the onerous diversity requirements that defendants previously struggled to satisfy,…
Class Actions Insider
Ninth Circuit Says Post-Removal Amendment Deleting Class Allegations Destroys Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA
When a class action is removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), plaintiffs sometimes amend their pleadings to try to defeat federal jurisdiction. The recent U.S.…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Fifth Circuit Holds That The District Court Must Assure That the Class Recieves Notice of Attorney Fees Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h), Even If No Party Objects to Its Omission
In Morrow v. Jones, No. 23-40546 (5th Cir. June 10, 2025), the Fifth Circuit holds that it is reversible error for the district court to not issue notice of a…