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class certification
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CAFA Law Blog
Like K-Fed in Hollywood, Plaintiffs’ Class Certification Gets DENIED.
Grillasca v. Hess Corp., ___ F.Supp.3d ____,2007 WL 2121726 (M.D.Fla., Jul 24, 2007) District courts seem to be THE happening hotspot these days. But the bouncer guarding the door ain’t your…
CommLawBlog
FCC Meeting on “White Space” Technical Reports
The FCC has announced a meeting on its "white space" technical reports (see email below) for 1 pm EDT this Thursday, August 16, at the FCC lab in Columbia Maryland.…
Drug & Device Law
(b)(2) Becomes (b)(3): Buynie v. Airco
By Bexis
Medical monitoring claims are an odd thing. We almost never see them in individual lawsuits. Plaintiffs are happy to recover money damages; they don't need an injunction to obtain medical…
The Contingency
Third Circuit Vacates Denial of Class Certification
Today, the Third Circuit ordered a district court to reconsider class certification in a case arising from the City of Reading's refusal to grant a permit for a methadone clinic. …
Drug & Device Law
California Dreaming – Inadequate Class Representation
By Bexis
We often argue by analogy, and we’ve just spotted an analogous California case that says some things the ought to be said about what makes an inadequate class representative. The…
The Contingency
Rule 23(f) and “Hydraulic” Pressure to Settle
Federal courts of appeals have grown fond of citing pressure to settle as a reason to grant discretionary review of rulings on class certification motions. But they don't cite any…
The Contingency
Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of Class Certification
The Seventh Circuit today affirmed an order denying certification of a class in a dispute over whether State Farm owed policyholders $10 per day for not renting a car during…
The Contingency
Cable Subscribers Win Certification of Antitrust Class
U.S. District Judge John Padova, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, yesterday granted a motion to certify a class of Philadelphia-area cable subscribers. The decision allows the class to prosecute antitrust claims…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit’s Clarifying Opinion in Denial of IPO Class Action Certification
The Second Circuit recently issued a "clarification" in denying a rehearing of the In re IPO Sec. Litig. case, where it reversed the district court's certificaton of the class because…
The Contingency
California Supreme Court Bucks Class Action Trend
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of California today chided a trial court for ruling on a motion for judgment on the pleadings before deciding whether to certify the…