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class certification
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Class Actions Brief Blog
Corporate Policies as a Basis for Class Certification: Fourth Circuit Vacates Brewery Wage Class
A generalized company policy may supply the starting point for a class-certification motion. But, as the Fourth Circuit recently reiterated, a policy described at too high a level of abstraction…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 156: Mid-Year Class Certification Review & Analysis
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their analysis of class certification data in the first six months of 2026 and…
Class Action Defense Blog
DMCAR Mid-Year Review – 2026/2027: FLSA Conditional Certification Rate Drops, And So Far In 2026 Courts Are Granting Less Class Certification Motions Overall Compared To 2025
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In the first half of 2026, across all major types of class actions, courts issued rulings on more than…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Class Action Surge: What a 25% Spike in Federal Filings Means for Consumer Finance
By Chris Willis, Erin Edwards, Simon Fleischmann
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Erin Edwards and Simon Fleischmann to break down the most significant trends reshaping the consumer finance class…
Inside Class Actions
Fourth Circuit Vacates Grant of Class Certification for Lack of Commonality and Predominance
By Daniel Esses
The Fourth Circuit recently vacated a district court’s grant of class certification based on a lack of commonality and predominance. See Overby v. Anheuser-Busch, LLC, 2026 WL 1718962 (4th Cir.…
Professional Services Industry Legal Blog
What Makes a Consumer Lawsuit Turn Into a Class Action?
One unhappy customer is a problem. Ten thousand unhappy customers, represented by one plaintiff and one ambitious law firm, is a crisis. The line between those two scenarios is not…
Class Action Defense Blog
Oregon Federal Court Denies Class Certification Due To The Impact Of Unique Defenses On The Named Plaintiffs
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Katherine L. Alphonso, and Jamar D. Davis Duane Morris Takeaways: On May 28, 2026, in Ashley Schroeder et al. v. University of…
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…
Inside Class Actions
Tenth Circuit Emphasizes Prior Holding that Ascertainability Does Not Require Administrative Feasibility
By Stephen Rees
As we previously covered, the Tenth Circuit in Cline v. Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), 159 F.4th 11711 (10th Cir. 2025) adopted the majority view that “administrative feasibility” for identifying class members…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Disorganization Defense: North Carolina Federal Judge Finds That Litigation Practices Of Plaintiffs’ Counsel Are Sufficient Grounds To Deny Class And Collective Certification
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Betty Luu, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On April 22, 2026, in Ayers, v. GKN Driveline North America, Inc., No.…