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Class Action Countermeasures
The Importance of a Consistent Story – Doe v. Match.com
By The Editors
Today's opinion, Doe v. Match.com, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56567 (C.D. Cal. May 25, 2011), involves a plaintiff and a defendant who made the same mistake: prizing an immediate tactical…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Certifies Class Action Based on Rule 23
In Re Lawson Software, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 6443-VCN (Del. Ch. May 27, 2011). This short letter ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery applied Rule 23 to certify…
Subject to Inquiry
After Initial Setback, Supreme Court Holds that Plaintiffs in Halliburton Fraud Action May Obtain Class Certification
By Government Investigations Group
On June 6, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., 563 U.S. ____ (2011) that plaintiffs accusing Halliburton Co. of securities laws…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Reading Tea Leaves From The SCOTUS Ruling In Halliburton
By Rebecca Bjork and Dave Ross So what does the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of June 6 vacating the Fifth Circuit’s decision affirming the denial of class certification in Erica…
The D&O Diary
Supreme Court Reverses Fifth Circuit in Halliburton Case; Proof of Loss Causation Not Required At Class Certification Stage
As many observers had expected, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed the Fifth Circuit’s opinion in the Halliburton case. In a brief June 6, 2011 opinion from Chief Justice John…
Class Action & Mass Torts
The California Court of Appeal Again Chips Away at In re Tobacco II
Knapp v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (Case No. G043744, May 20, 2011) __Cal.App.4th__, is the latest in a line of recent class action cases limiting the scope of In re…
CAFA Law Blog
“All-Natural Drinks” Kept Plaintiffs’ Case Healthy Only For Sometime
Weiner v. Snapple Beverages Corp., No. 07 Civ. 8742 (DLC), 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6094 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2011) (sorry, at publication time the decision was not available on PACER). …
Class Actions Insider
Title Insurance Class Action: Certification Denied Without Prejudice in Class Action Against First American Title Insurance Company
This is my first post on developments in title insurance class actions. One hot-button issue in this area is whether insureds are properly receiving discounts on title insurance policies when…
TortsProf Blog
Class Certification Denied in YAZ MDL
Sean Wajert at Mass Tort Defense has the full story.- SBS
Class Actions Insider
DRI Class Action Seminar in July Should Be A Hit
The Defense Research Institute is planning a class action seminar for July 21-22, 2011 in Washington, DC. That will come shortly after the Supreme Court issues its opinions in Smith…