Topic
class certification
957 published works
Mass Tort Defense
Rare Class Decision Describing Adequacy Prong
By Sean Wajert
The adequacy prong of Rule 23 as applied to named representatives probably does not garner as much attention in litigation as the other prerequisites.
Employment Class Action Blog
Due for review? The Allstate Insurance Co. v. Jacobsen certiorari petition frames state-court class action due process debate for U.S. Supreme Court resolution
By John Lewis
Co-Authored By: Dustin M. Dow Almost three decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court explained that state courts had to extend fundamental due process protections to absent class action members. Now, a…
Drug & Device Law
Statute of Limitations Undoes Class Action That Has No Legs Anyway
One of the best developments in drug and device law over the last 15 years has been the demise of the class action. Although seen by plaintiffs and some commentators…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
California Supreme Court Oral Argument in Duran v. U.S. Bank — Apparently (Sample) Size Matters:
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Authored by Jim Harris The California Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in Duran v. U.S. Bank, a case that gives the Justices the opportunity to answer broad questions about…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Are Call Recording Class Actions Doomed?
By Jay Ramsey
In the past four years, droves of call recording class actions have been filed in state and federal courts across California. The gist of each is that a company violates…
Class Action Countermeasures
Ascertainability and Administrative Feasibility – Sethavanish v. ZonePerfect Nutrition Co.
By The Editors
This week's case continues a trend I've written about before: more courts are declining to certify class actions where they will not be able to ascertain class membership based on…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
No Supreme Court Review of Moldy Washer Cases
Earlier today, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in two highly anticipated appeals of decisions by the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals to grant class certification over breach of…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Supreme Court may decide key damages issue impacting Target data breach cases
By amyhocevar, Squire Patton Boggs
With the onslaught of litigation resulting from Target’s data privacy breaches, including recently filed class actions within the Sixth Circuit in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee federal district courts, there is an increased focus on…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Avis Loses De-Cert Motion In Shift Managers FLSA Collective Overtime Action
When a class becomes conditionally certified in a FLSA collective action, the only weapon (absent settlement) that the defendant-employer then is left with is a motion to de-certify the class…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Karlsgodt to Lead CLE on Rule 23(f) Class Certification Appeals
The head of BakerHostetler's national class action practice, Paul Karlsgot, will lead a CLE webinar that Strafford is hosting on Thursday, February 6, titled "Rule 23(f) Class Certification Appeals: Pursuing or…