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class certification
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Drug & Device Law
Hither and Yon
By Bexis
Here are three items we saw that might interest you: First, on Monday, Judge Mark Bernstein (in Philadelphia Common Pleas) decertified a Neurontin off-label use class action, granted summary judgment…
Antitrust Law Blog
The Third Circuit Clarifies the “Rigorous Analysis” Courts Must Apply In Class Certification
On December 30, 2008 the Third Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the standard that district courts in that circuit must apply before permitting a class action to proceed. See In…
Mass Tort Defense
Supreme Court Denies Cert In Nationwide Class Despite Absence of Choice Of Law Analysis
By Sean Wajert
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied General Motor's cert petition seeking review of the Arkansas Supreme Court's affirmation of a nationwide class of ow
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Court Of Appeal Loosens Requirements Of Ascertainability And Common Interest For Class Certification
In Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine, the California Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's denial of a class certification motion in a wage and hour class action. The Court of…
Drug & Device Law
Oy, Canada!
By Bexis
As we've said before, we don't do Canadian law here. We posted once on that subject, about a year ago, and we were quick to confess our ignorance. But we…
Drug & Device Law
Happy New Year on the Class Action Front
By Bexis
We posted earlier when the Second Circuit declared that class certification merits review was "in." Well, we're pleased to say that the Third Circuit just joined the party. In In…
The Contingency
Third Circuit Vacates Class Certification in Price-Fixing Case
Mix two hydrogens with two oxygens and, voila -- hydrogen peroxide. The Third Circuit took a torque wrench today to the standards for class certification under Rule 23(b)(3). The…
CAFA Law Blog
Martha Gets Another Last Laugh: Court Denies Class Certification, Then Dismisses For Lack of Jurisdiction Under CAFA.
Ronat v. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., et al., 05-520 (S.D. Ill. Nov. 12, 2008). This putative class action was brought against Martha Stewart entities and other defendants by purchasers…
Drug & Device Law
He Who Fights And Runs Away . . .
By Bexis
While we were watching the run-up to the Supreme Court argument in Wyeth v. Levine, Judge Michael Davis issued a little ditty in the Baycol MDL. In re Baycol Prods.…
Drug & Device Law
Principles Of Aggravated … Er … Aggregated Litigation
By Bexis
We just got back – well, one of us, anyway – from the latest ALI Members’ Consultative Group (“MCG”) meeting concerning the Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation (which…