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Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: Evaluating the Merits of Plaintiffs’ Claims When Denying Class Certification. Stammco, LLC, d.b.a. The Pop Shop, et al. v. United Telephone Company of Ohio, d.b.a. United Telephone Co., et al.
Update:On July 16, 2013 the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. Read the analysis of the oral argment here. On February 6,…
Class Actions Insider
Florida Law on Class Certification: Has the Florida Supreme Court Changed the Law?
Has there been a “sea change” in Florida class action law making it more favorable to plaintiffs? That is what a dissenting opinion asserts in a recent Florida Supreme Court…
Class Actions Insider
Health Insurance Class Action on Out-of-Network Fees: New Jersey Federal Court Addresses Commonality and Predominance in Denying Class Certification
A recent decision on class certification by a New Jersey federal court addressed commonality and predominance in a manner that may have significant implications for health insurance class actions generally,…
Employment Class Action Blog
Tenth Circuit Affirms Refusal To Certify Sex Discrimination Class
By Greg Mersol
Hilti, Inc. sells power equipment for use in construction sites. A quick trip through its website (http://www.us.hilti.com) reveals tools most people wouldn’t have in their home workshops, such as 1100-watt…
Class Actions Insider
Auto Insurance Class Action Involving Seatbelts: California Federal Court Refuses to Compel Appraisal, Excludes Expert And Denies Class Certification
A recent decision by the Eastern District of California addressed several significant issues in a putative class action alleging that an insurer improperly failed to cover the cost of replacing…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Dukesing It Out: Tighter Post-Dukes Standard Helps Defeat Request For Class and Collective Action Certification
Co-authored by: Jeremy W. Stewart and Kyle Petersen On January 10, 2013, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin issued…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification
Last week, in Miller v. Countrywide Bank, No. 12-5250, the Sixth Circuit applied the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wal-Mart v. Dukes decision to affirm a denial of class certification. Specifically, the…
Mass Tort Defense
Class Denied for Failure to Show Common Injury
By Sean Wajert
A federal court recently denied class certification in the MDL coordinating claims over an alleged defect in hybrid vehicles’ braking systems. S
Class Action Countermeasures
An Out-of-Date Tour of the “New Class Action Landscape”
By The Editors
In years past, when I was a budding class-action nerd at O'Melveny & Myers, I used to look forward to the ABA's annual convention on class actions. While I couldn't…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Seventh Circuit Affirms Certification of Rule 23(b)(2) Class Action
In Johnson v. Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan, No. 12-2216, 2012 WL 6013457 (7th Cir. Dec. 4, 2012) (J. Posner), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the lower court's grant of…