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class certification
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Class Action & Mass Torts
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Plaintiffs’ Voluntary Dismissal Does Not Transform A Decision Denying Class Certification Into An Appealable Final Decision
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Michael L. DeMarino, and John S. Marrese Seyfarth Synopsis: In Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, No. 15-457 (U.S. June 12, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled…
Class Defense Blog
Supreme Court rejects end runs around Rule 23(f) by use of “voluntary dismissal” tactic
By Archis A. Parasharami, Adam Hudes
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker puts an end to a tactic used by plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit to manufacture an immediate appeal of…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Fifth Circuit Questions the Use of Claim-splitting Tactic by Plaintiff; Orders District Court to Consider Whether Plaintiff’s Proposal Destroys Adequacy
On May 9, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Slade v. Progressive Sec. Ins. Co, Case No. 15-300010, 2017 WL 1843737 (5th Cir. May 9, 2017),…
Banking, Finance and Securities
If At First You Don’t Succeed: The Ninth Circuit Invites Successive Class Actions By Extending American Pipe Tolling To Absent Class Members’ Own Class Claims
By John Landry
In Resh v. China Agritech, No. 15-5543, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9029 (9th Cir. May 24, 2017), a Ninth Circuit panel held that a pending putative class action in which…
Blaneys Appeals
ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 29 – JUNE 2, 2017)
Good afternoon, Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. There were a couple of noteworthy cases which may interest those…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Will the Supreme Court Address the Growing Uncertainty in Class Certification Injury Standards?
By Danyll Foix
Recent years have seen some upheaval in the lower courts on whether classes may be certified when they include members who lack actual injury. So far, however, the Supreme Court…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Iowa Class Action Against Grain Plant Affirmed
An Iowa class action (subject to CAFA's local class exception) has been approved by the Iowa Supreme Court. Here is the report from Iowa radio. You can find the…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Battle of the Experts on Class Certification: A Win for Employers
Co-authored by Julie Yap and Michael Cross Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal affirmed a denial of class certification on the ground that the plaintiff’s expert report failed to…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Too Personal To Proceed: Personal Bankers’ Certification Bid Bounced Again
Co-authored by Kyle A. Petersen and Molly C. Mooney Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit recently upheld a district court order denying a bid for class certification by personal bankers claiming…
CAFA Law Blog
Challenging Class Certifications at the Pleading Stage
Challenging Class Certification at the Pleading Stage: What Rule Should Govern And What Standard Should Apply? In his article, Timothy A. Daniels, Esq. (“Daniels”), discusses the approaches taken by courts…