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class certification
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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Class Certification in Light of <i>Amgen</i> and <i>Comcast</i>
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reaffirmed the certification of a class of purchasers of Whirlpool appliances in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Stammco, L.L.C. v. United Tel. Co. of Ohio, Addressing Rule 23 Requirements for Class Certification in Ohio
By John Lewis
Editors' Note: This article was originally posted on Baker's Employment Class Action blog. After eight years and two visits, the Ohio Supreme Court has issued an opinion that not only addresses…
Employment Class Action Blog
Stammco, L.L.C. v. United Tel. Co. of Ohio, Addressing Rule 23 Requirements for Class Certification in Ohio
By John Lewis
After eight years and two visits, the Ohio Supreme Court has issued an opinion that not only addresses key developments in federal class action jurisprudence, but also decided the underlying…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Re-Affirms Certification of Liability-Only Class of Consumers
In a decision sure to reverberate among the class action bar, the Sixth Circuit recently re-affirmed the certification of a liability-only class of Ohio consumers, despite the Supreme Court’s directive…
Class Actions Insider
Medpay and Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Class Action: Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification, Stressing That All Class Members Must Have Standing
The Eighth Circuit recently addressed class certification in an insurance class action involving medpay and personal injury protection (PIP) coverage. The case involved the use of third-party bill reviewers and…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Eighth Circuit Rules that Class Action Fairness Act Removal Requires Only “Plausible” Evidence of Amount in Controversy
Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit weighed in on the issue of jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (d)(2), in Daniel Raskas v. Johnson…
Drug & Device Law
Learned consumer Intermediary class protection Certification
No, we have not been drinking. Yes, we know the title of the post is jumbled. That is because the concepts of the learned intermediary doctrine, consumer protection, and class certification do not…
Class Defense Blog
I May Have “Standing” To Sue For False Advertising Of Products I Didn’t Purchase, But Do I Satisfy The “Typicality” Requirement Of Rule 23?
We recently blogged about one of the recent “class standing” decisions holding that a named plaintiff has standing to represent a class on false advertising claims challenging products the named…
Class Defense Blog
Is There New Hope for Challenging Aggregated Statutory Damages?
Congress and state legislatures have enacted many statutes that provide for minimum statutory damages recoveries that are far in excess of the actual damages most individuals will suffer. A prominent…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Holds That Securities Fraud Defendants May Not Rebut the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption at the Class Certification Stage Through Evidence of No Price Impact
In Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., No. 12-10544, 2013 WL 1809760 (5th Cir. Apr. 30, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held…