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Class Action Defense Blog
Florida Federal Court Refuses To Certify Adtech Class Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Justin R. Donoho, and Nathan K. Norimoto Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 1, 2024, Judge Robert Scola of the U.S. District Court for the Southern…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
D.C. Circuit Dismisses Appeal of Class Certification Denial Due to Lack of Standing
By David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently dismissed an appeal in the case of Lewis v. Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health…
Inside Class Actions
First Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification Based on Erroneous Injury Ruling
Whether a class representative has actually been injured can determine the suitability of class certification, as a class with an uninjured representative will not be certified. But as illustrated by…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
BC Supreme Court adjourns decision on class action certification against asset management firm
The court found the pleadings vague and required amendments for the certification to proceed
Inside Class Actions
California Supreme Court Decision Highlights Potential Class Certification Defenses for Manufacturers of Prescription Drugs & Medical Devices
By Alyssa McGraw, Andrew Soukup
A recent decision by the California Supreme Court underscores why courts should be hesitant to grant class certification in cases in which the learned intermediary doctrine applies. In Himes…
Inside Class Actions
South Carolina Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Consumer Data Breach Case
By Billie Mandelbaum, Class Actions Team
A court in the District of South Carolina recently denied class certification in a putative consumer data breach class action after concluding that the proposed class and sub-classes were not…
Inside Class Actions
Seventh Circuit Declines to Deepen Circuit Split on Incentive Awards
In Scott v. Dart, 99 F.4th 1076 (7th Cir. 2024), the Seventh Circuit held that incentive awards are sufficient to confer standing on named plaintiffs in appeals of class certification…
Inside Class Actions
Supreme Court Declines to Wade into Class Certification “Predominance” Issue
By Marc Capuano
On April 15, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request by Visa and Mastercard to review a D.C. Circuit decision that appeared to add to a circuit split about how…
Global Policy Watch
Court Denies Class Certification in Antitrust Case Based on Expert’s Reliance on Unsupported Assumptions in Damages Model
The Northern District of Illinois recently denied certification to several proposed classes of purchasers of a seizure drug called Acthar in City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-50107, 2024…
Inside Class Actions
Court Denies Class Certification in Antitrust Case Based on Expert’s Reliance on Unsupported Assumptions in Damages Model
The Northern District of Illinois recently denied certification to several proposed classes of purchasers of a seizure drug called Acthar in City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-50107,…