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Ontario Court of Appeal upholds certification of class action against crypto exchange Binance
Ruling finds reasonable causes of action under Ontario's Securities Act and at common law
Inside Class Actions
Third Circuit Affirms That Individual Inquiries Into Consent Preclude Class Certification
By Stephen Rees
The Third Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s ruling in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) case that rejected class certification because individualized questions about consent precluded predominance. Conner v.…
Inside Class Actions
Supreme Court to Decide If Presence of Uninjured Class Members Defeats Class Certification
By Jonah Panikar, Andrew Soukup
On January 24, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis to address a long-unsettled issue central to class-action litigation: “Whether a federal court may…
Privacy World
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Federal Courts May Certify a Class with Uninjured Class Members
By Amy Doolittle, Keith Bradley
On January 24, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Davis, Case No. 24-304, on the question of “[w]hether a federal court may certify…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Class Certification for Challenging Life Insurer’s Termination of Policies Overturned
The Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's certification of a class challenging a life insurance company's closing of policies without notice for failure to pay premiums. Small v.…
Class Action Defense Blog
Trend #2 – Class Certification Numbers Normalize Across Substantive Areas
By: Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: Although courts issued fewer decisions on motions for class certification in 2024 as compared to 2023, the plaintiffs’ class action bar obtained certification…
Taft Class Action & Consumer Insights
To Daubert or not to Daubert — That Is the Question: Sixth Circuit Weighs in on Expert Standards at Class Certification
In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court established the standard for determining the admissibility of expert testimony in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579. That decision immediately gave rise…
Inside Class Actions
California Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Data Privacy Case
By Kanu Song, Eric Bosset
A California federal judge has denied class certification in a data privacy lawsuit against Yodlee, Inc., finding that the proposed class representatives lacked Article III standing and failed to satisfy…
CyberAdviser
Court Denies Class Certification in VPPA Case
By Lexi Chapman, Hayley Steele
In a recent decision from the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. denied class certification of a proposed class of paid Univision NOW subscribers who…
Class Actions Insider
Issues Classes Under Rule 23(c)(4): Seventh Circuit Focuses on Superiority
Plaintiffs sometimes seek to certify an “issues class” under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(4) (or an equivalent state court rule) if they anticipate difficulty certifying the entire case for…