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class certification
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Mass Tort Defense
D.C. Circuit Applies Comcast Guidance to Class Certification
By Sean Wajert
Readers will recall our posts about Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), and the majority's ruing that Rule 23 requires proof that damage
Class Defense Blog
D.C. Circuit Overturns Certification of Antitrust Class Action and Requires Reconsideration in Light of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend
Class-action lawyers on both sides of the “v.” have been debating the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend. Last week, the D.C.…
Employment Class Action Blog
Virginia District Court Denies Conditional Certification of FLSA Case
By Greg Mersol
A Virginia District Court has denied conditional certification of a class of chauffeurs in claims for unpaid overtime and has also recognized the application of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes,…
Mass Tort Defense
Rule 23’s “Ascertainability” and “Numerosity” Prerequisites Again Prove Their Worth in Defeating Class Certification
By Sean Wajert
Today a special treat for our readers: my partner Becky Schwartz has submitted a post as guest blogger. Becky has defended numerous high profile class
Class Action Countermeasures
Superiority and Statutory Class Actions – Hughes v Kore of Indiana Ent Inc
By The Editors
This week's case, Hughes v. Kore of Indiana Ent., Inc., No. 1:11-cv-1329-JMS-MJD, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95849 (S.D. Ind. Jul. 10, 2013), involved a certified class alleging violations of the…
Employment & Labor
Brave New World Of Employment Class Action Litigation
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. I was privileged to present today on cutting-edge class action litigation issues at the American Conference Institute program on Employment Discrimination Litigation. Representatives of the…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit’s Recent Certification Ruling Is Making A Splash In The Seventh Circuit’s Whirlpool Washer Case
As we reported two weeks ago, the Sixth Circuit on July 18 re-affirmed the certification of a liability-only class of Ohio consumers following the Supreme Court’s directive that it reconsider…
Class Actions Insider
Insights from 2013 DRI Class Action Seminar – Day 1
Last week I attended the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Class Action Seminar in Washington, DC. Here are some insights I gleaned from day 1 of the seminar (focusing on presentations…
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Court Of Chancery Explains How To Calculate The Limitations Period When Class Is Not Certified
In Re Nine Systems Corporation Shareholders Litigation, C.A. 3940-VCN (July 31, 2013) This decision explains how to determine if too much time has passed to permit a complaint to go…
Class Defense Blog
Ninth Circuit Overturns Certification of Overtime Class Action Because Of Foreign Statute Of Repose
It’s not all that often that a federal court of appeals reverses an order granting class certification in an unpublished opinion—much less the Ninth Circuit. But a panel of that…