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CAFA Law Blog
Florida District Court Takes Revenge on Federal Express for Canceling its Sponsorship of the Orange Bowl.
Clausnitzer v. Federal Exp. Corp., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2008 WL 4194837, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 326 (S.D. Fla., June 18, 2008) (No. 06-21457CIV-ALTONAGA, 06-21457-CIV/BROWN). Since Federal Express withdrew…
Mass Tort Defense
Decision to Not Conduct Daubert Inquiry Leads to Class Certification
By Sean Wajert
A federal court recently certified a class of Minnesota building owners in litigation over issues with plumbing systems. See In re: Zurn Pex Plumbing
Employment & Labor
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Rule 23 Class Certification Standard
In Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Nos. 04-16688, 04-16720, 2010 WL 1644259 (9th Cir. Apr. 26, 2010), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc,…
Class Action Countermeasures
The Effects of the New Dukes Decision
By The Editors
While I was on my self-imposed editing hiatus (shameless plug: The Class Action Playbook comes out in September), the Ninth Circuit handed down its en banc opinion in Dukes…
California Employment Law Update
Ninth Circuit Affirms Certification Of Class In Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Case
By Tony Oncidi
Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, 603 F.3d 571 (2010) (en banc) The district court certified a class encompassing all women employed by Wal-Mart at any time after December 26, 1998 who…
Drug & Device Law
Dukes v. Walmart – On to the Supreme Court, We Hope
By Bexis
We just got word that certification of the world's largest class action, Dukes v. WalMart, slip op. (9th Cir. April 26, 2010) (en banc), was affirmed in large part in a…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Dukes v. Wal-Mart – Ninth Circuit En Banc Decision Issued Today
By joetort
In a long awaited decision, the Ninth Circuit finally issued its en banc opinion in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Although I haven't yet had a chance to read the…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Fourth District Court of Appeal Confirms that the No “Pick Off” Rule Applies to a Potential UCL Class Action
In Wallace v. GEICO General Insurance Company (April 19, 2010) __ Cal.App.4th __, the Fourth District Court of Appeal confirmed that a defendant cannot "pick off" a potential class representative…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Seventh Circuit Rules that Daubert Applies During Class Certification
By joetort
In an April 7, 2010, decision, American Honda Motor Co. v. Allen, the Seventh Circuit held that "when an expert's report or testimony is critical to class certification, . .…
CAFA Law Blog
Around the Blogosphere: Seventh Circuit Mandates Daubert Ruling Before Class Certification
Here’s another take on the Seventh Circuit’s ruling in Honda Motor v. Allen case that came down last week - this time, from Barry Barnett. Seventh Circuit Mandates Daubert Ruling…