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class certification
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Mass Tort Defense
Class Certification Denied in YAZ MDL
By Sean Wajert
The federal judge managing the multidistrict litigation over the birth control pill Yaz last week declined to certify a proposed national class of use
Employment Class Action Blog
Court Certifies Class of Attorneys
By Greg Mersol
Class action litigation always involves lawyers, but it is uncommon for the class itself to consist of lawyers. In One Unnamed Deputy District Attorney v. City of Los Angeles.pdf, Case…
Drug & Device Law
Lightening Doesn’t Strike
By Bexis
To the surprise of precisely nobody, including - according to 360 (subscription required), the plaintiffs' lawyers themselves - certification of a class action in the Yazmin/Yaz MDL has been denied. …
Class Action & Mass Torts
Second Circuit Holds That Denial Of Motion To Amend Class Certification Order Does Not Constitute An Order For Purposes Of Interlocutory Appeal Of Class Certification Under Rule 23(f)
By Daniel Klein and Michael Fleischer On May 3, 2011, the Second Circuit issued an important opinion in Fleischman, et al. v. Albany Medical Ctr., et al., No. 10-0846 (2d…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Rule 23(f)’s Fourteen Day Window Is “Rigid And Inflexible” Court Tells RNs.
On May 3, 2011, the Second Circuit rejected an appeal by a group of Registered Nurses (“RNs”) of the partial denial of their motion for class certification. In a case…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Still Thinking About Halliburton
I'm still mulling over yesterday's oral argument; Erik Gerding's insightful posts over at The Conglomerate have helped me to work through some issues. Perhaps it's rash, but I'm going to suggest the framework…
Class Actions Insider
Class Action on Medical Payments under Auto Policy: Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Certification
The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued a decision reversing a class certification in Bemis v. Safeco Insurance Company, which involved medical payments under auto insurance policies. The case was filed…
Employment Class Action Blog
Another Court Denies Certification of a Class of Retail Loss Prevention Associates
By Greg Mersol
We just wrote about a recent case in which a court refused to certify a class of Wal-Mart loss prevention employees. See Bramble v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Case No. 09-04932 (E.D.…
The Competitor
Court of Appeal for British Columbia bars indirect purchaser suits
Katherine L. Kay and Mark Walli On April 15, 2011, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia released judgments in two competition class actions which concluded for the first time…
Class Action Countermeasures
Predominance & Trial Plans – Madison v. Chalmette Refining
By The Editors
Lately, there's been a lot of discussion in the class-action world about commonality. Which is why it's so refreshing to see the Fifth Circuit take on a case where the…