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Class Actions Insider
Comcast v. Behrend Oral Argument in U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (docket) to decide the following question, as reformulated by the Court: “[w]hether a district court may certify a…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Comcast Oral Argument Raises Interesting Questions Surrounding the Application of Daubert to Class Certification
By John Lewis
Editors' Note: The following post was originally published on Baker's Employment Class Action blog. On November 5, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend, No. 11-864 which…
Class Action Countermeasures
At Argument, Supreme Court Struggles with Fact-Finding
By The Editors
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two different class actions, united by a common problem. The first, Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, asked whether a trial court should hold…
Employment Class Action Blog
Comcast Oral Argument Raises Interesting Questions Surrounding the Application of Daubert to Class Certification
By John Lewis
On November 5, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend, No. 11-864 which arose from an action brought by Philadelphia cable subscribers alleging that Comcast…
Class Action Countermeasures
Injunctive relief classes and the necessity requirement
By The Editors
A common question new students of Rule 23(b)(2) ask is why it exists at all. After all, if an injunction truly offers indivisible relief, why would one seek to bring…
Mass Tort Defense
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Comcast
By Sean Wajert
We alerted readers before about the Supreme Court consideration of the role of Daubert at the class certification stage. See Comcast Corp. v. Behrend,
Class Action & Mass Torts
SCOTUS Returns To Class Action Issues In Today’s Oral Argument Regarding The “Battle Of The Experts”
By Rebecca Bjork and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. This morning we observed oral arguments in the biggest Supreme Court Rule 23 case of this term - Comcast Corp. v. Behrend,…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Can Subsequent Wal-Mart Class Actions Survive? Texas Federal Court Says “No”
On October 28, 2011, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011) denying class certification to plaintiffs seeking to…
Class Defense Blog
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: Upcoming Supreme Court Case Is Critical to Antitrust Class Actions
By Kevin Ranlett, Michael Kimberly
Although the class action bar in general is eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court argument in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (No. 11-864)—which will be argued November 5th—antitrust practitioners in particular have…
California Employment Law Update
Trial Court Erred In Part In Failing To Certify Class Of Newspaper Home Delivery Carriers
By Tony Oncidi
Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc., 2012 WL 4098995 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) Plaintiffs Maria Ayala, Rosa Duran and Osman Nuñez sought to certify a class of newspaper home delivery…