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class certification
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Law and the Workplace
California Employers Down, But Not Out, Concerning Class Certification Issues
By Irina Constantin, Keith A. Goodwin, Laura Reathaford
Shortly after the California Supreme Court issued its 2012 decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, employers saw an immediate uptick in appellate court decisions supporting the denial of…
Class Action Countermeasures
The Ten Most Significant Class Action Cases of 2013
By The Editors
2013 did not offer the blockbuster docket in front of the Supreme Court that 2011 did, but that didn't stop the Court from issuing a number of opinions whose effects…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Dukes Is No Protection Against Class Certification In Recent California Decision
Employers across the Country are relying on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (2011) 131 S.Ct. 2541 to fight class certification or to file decertification motions. Many are finding success, and…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
District Court Denies Class Certification For Text Message Recipients Where Issue of Consent Predominate
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied class certification for plaintiffs alleging a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Plaintiffs alleged that…
Mass Tort Defense
Federal Court Rejects Consumer Class Action
By Sean Wajert
A California court recently rejected the class certification motion by a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. customer alleging the chain falsely advertised i
Class Actions Insider
Ohio Supreme Court Finds Class Certification Inappropriate in Insurance Class Action
By Wystan Ackerman, Wystan Ackerman
The Ohio Supreme Court recently issued an opinion reversing the certification of a class in a case against State Farm involving repair vs. replacement of windshields on auto claims. In…
Employment & Labor
The Final Chapter In Dukes v. Wal-Mart?
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Laura J. Maechtlen As we reported here, following their stinging defeat before the U.S. Supreme Court in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Guest Post Analyzing the Court’s Nixing of the Class Action in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co.
On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cullen v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 2013-Ohio-4733. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice…
Antitrust Alert
District Court Declines to Certify Damages Subclass in NCAA Case
On November 8, 2013, the Northern District of California certified a class of current and former student athletes seeking injunctive relief under the Sherman Act but declined to certify a…
Employment Class Action Blog
Cullen v. State Farm – The Ohio Supreme Court Returns to Rule 23 Issues
By John Lewis
This blog post was co-authored by: Patrick T. Lewis, Michael D. Meuti and Robert J. Tucker On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio adopted the class certification principles…