Topic
class certification
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Drug & Device Law
Choice of law in class actions (St. Jude Medical)
By Bexis
It won't surprise anyone to learn that we're not big fans of Judge Tunheim's recent class certification decision in In re St. Jude Medical, Inc. Silzone Heart Valves Products Liability…
CAFA Law Blog
A Strong, Almost Bitter, Brew: Law Review Article addresses the Percolation of State Law into Federal, Multi-state, Class Certification Analyses after Passage of the Class Action Fairness Act.
Daniel R. Karon, How Do You Take Your Multi-State Class Action? One Lump Or Two? Infusing State Class Action Jurisprudence Into Federal, Multi-State, Class Certification Analyses In A “CAFA-Nated” World,…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Certification of Defendant Class Granted
In Regal Entertainment Group v. Amaranth LLC, download file, the Chancery court granted a motion for certification of a defendant class under Chancery Court Rule 23. The court denied the…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Class Requirements Not Met
In WIT Capital Group, Inc. v. Benning, download file, the Delaware Supreme Court determined that under applicable New York law, the plaintiffs did not satisfy the "injury in fact" or…
Louisiana Law Blog
Two Recent Decisions of Note on Class Certification, Removal/Remand
By Kean Miller
In Wyeth, Inc. v. Gottlieb, 2006 WL 335602 (Fla.App. 3 Dist.), Florida's Third District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's certification of a Prempro (conjugated estrogen and progestin) medical…
California Employment Law Update
Class Action Seeking Reimbursement Of Sales Reps’ Automobile Expenses Was Properly Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc., 35 Cal. Rptr. 3d 260 (2005) Frank Gattuso and Ernest Sigala brought a class action on behalf of themselves and other employees of Harte- Hanks,…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Hague v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company [2004] O.J. No. 3057 Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Plaintiff’s action, in which it was alleged that the Defendant insurer engaged in a systematic process of directing the use of non-original equipment manufacturer parts when effecting repairs to…