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The Contingency
Supreme Court Reverses Cable Class
Today the Supreme Court, by 5-4, reversed a ruling that upheld certification of an antitrust case against Comcast as a class action. The majority disagreed with the district court and court of…
Class Defense Blog
Supreme Court Reverses Certification of Antitrust Class Action Where Class Failed To Prove That Damages Could Be Determined On A Classwide Basis
By Archis A. Parasharami, Kevin Ranlett
An important and recurring issue in class actions is whether a district court must consider particular merits issues when deciding whether to certify a class under Federal Rule of Civil…
Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions
Supreme Court: Certification Requires Class-wide Proof of Damages
The dissent in today's Supreme Court decision on class certification, Comcast Corp. v. Behrends (PDF copy here), argues that "the decision should not be read to require, as a prerequisite to…
Class Actions Insider
Comcast v. Behrend Supreme Court Opinion: Raising The Bar for Plaintiffs in Class Actions
Today the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (slip opinion), which presented the question of whether a class action can be certified in federal court without…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Comcast Is Decided
By Rebecca Bjork and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, --- S. Ct. ---, 569 U.S.…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
SCOTUS Decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today the Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (No. 11-864), a case challenging a Third Circuit decisionaffirming certification of an antitrust class action. For our earlier coverage,see hereand here.By…
Class Actions Insider
Partial Class Certification and Bifurcation: Florida Supreme Court Addresses Preclusive Effect of Class Trial in Engle Litigation
Some courts have experimented with a partial class certification procedure whereby a class is certified to decide certain common issues on liability, and then any class member who wishes to…
Employment Class Action Blog
The Fourth Circuit Uncovers A Lack Of Certification Analysis In Recent Pinkerton Class Action
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States. Shortly after his election, rumors of a possible plot to assassinate the decidedly pro-Union President-elect…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
US Supreme Court Opinion in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles
By joetort
In an opinion by Justice Breyer, the Court unanimously rejected a stipulation by a proposed class representative to limit recovery for the putative class to less than $5 million, in…
Class Action Countermeasures
Shady Grove and Notice Provisions – Williams v Chesapeake La Inc
By The Editors
Chesapeake Energy Corporation produces natural gas. As gas royalty class actions have become more popular in the last decade, it has also been a defendant in a number of cases…