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Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Recent Louisiana Jurisprudence
By Brett Wall
Contributing Author: Amanda Karp The Supreme Court of Louisiana recently struck down the trial and appellate courts’ class certification in Alexander v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 82 So.3d 1234 (La. 2012)…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
SCOTUS To Hear Three Cases Of Particular Importance To Labor & Employment
The Supreme Court recently announced the cases for which it has granted certiorari for the 2012-2013 term. Among these, and now slated to be adjudicated in the nation’s highest court…
Mass Tort Defense
Class Certification Denied Under Ascertainability Analysis
By Sean Wajert
We typically focus on appellate decisions regarding class certification, but wanted to note for you a recent lower court federal decision in case invo
Drug & Device Law
Another Personal Injury Class Action Goes Down in Flames
The thing about personal injury claims is that they’re personal. Each case has distinctive details, such as why the plaintiff used the product, what she relied on, what harm resulted,…
Employment Class Action Blog
Comcast Corporation Appeal Will Permit Justices to Examine Class Certification issues Post-Wal-Mart v. Dukes
By John Lewis
On June 25, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide “[w]hether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the . . . class has introduced…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Supreme Court to Review Class-Wide Proof of Damages in Comcast
Disputes over common class-wide evidence of both the existence and amount of damages are at the heart of most class action cases, regardless of the context. On June 25, 2012,…
Class Action & Mass Torts
U.S. Supreme Court To Review Evidentiary Requirements For Class Certification
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Comcast’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Third Circuit’s…
Class Actions Insider
Comity Does Not Make Class Certification Decisions Binding According to the Seventh Circuit
Last year, in Smith v. Bayer Corp., 131 S. Ct. 2368 (2011), the Supreme Court held that a denial of class certification was not binding on absent members of the…
Class Actions Insider
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari Regarding Evidence Requirements at Class Certification
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (docket), to address the question of “[w]hether a district court may certify a class action without…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Recent Article on Classwide Injury
By joetort
I am following up on Alexandra's post on the Supreme Court's recent grants of certiorari in class action cases. As Alexandra points out, the Court is going to review two…