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12 Jul 2010, 4:30 am by Steve McConnell
Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999), one is hard-pressed to locate mass tort class certifications that have been affirmed. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 10:18 am by Elizabeth Burch
Fibreboard Corp., and the Class Action Fairness Act, to name but a few. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 11:22 am by Schachtman
., In re Fibreboard Corp.,893 F.2d 706, 712 (5th Cir.1990) (“It is evident that these statistical estimates deal only with general causation, for population-based probability estimates do not speak to a probability of causation in any one case; the estimate of relative risk is a property of the studied population, not of an individual’s case. [read post]
14 Mar 2008, 11:21 am
NLRB Law Memo 03/14/2008 by LawMemo - First in Employment Law. [read post]
8 Aug 2017, 4:11 am
Some of the companies listed as defendants were Fibreboard, Johns-Manville, and Owens Corning Fiberglas. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 11:52 am by Sheppard Mullin
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court decided Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 7:52 am by Peter Breslauer
In an opinion that could make certification of nationwide class action settlements considerably more difficult, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit has ruled that when deciding whether to certify a multistate settlement class, the district court must consider whether differences in state laws cause individual questions of law to predominate over common questions of law and fact. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 8:16 am by Charles Silver and Maria Glover
  Other decisions, including Ortiz v Fibreboard Corp., In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, and In re Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, cut back at the viability of classes certified under Rule 23(b)(1) or 23(c). [read post]
15 Jun 2014, 10:36 am by Schachtman
In In re Fibreboard Corp., 893 F. 2d 706, 711-12 (5th Cir. 1990), the court rejected a class action approach to litigating asbestos personal injury claims because risk could not substitute for findings of individual causation: “That procedure cannot focus upon such issues as individual causation, but ultimately must accept general causation as sufficient, contrary to Texas law. [read post]
21 Apr 2024, 2:35 pm
Insurance Law Arbitration Award International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code Confirmation of the Arbitration Award in the Federal District Court Personal Jurisdiction Specific Personal Jurisdiction Purposeful Availment Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Defense Through Insurer’s Issuance of a Letter of Understanding (or Undertaking)? [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 8:22 am
Surprisingly, asbestos is not entirely banned in the U.S. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 6:48 am by Bexis
Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999) - decided two years after the Fanning farce - the Fifth Circuit held that the proposed settlement class suffered from two fatal defects:  (1) there was no procedure in place to equitably distribute settlement funds among the class members; and (2) the parties failed to show that the class members would actually receive some benefit from participating in the mandatory settlement class. [read post]
8 Aug 2017, 4:11 am
Some of the companies listed as defendants were Fibreboard, Johns-Manville, and Owens Corning Fiberglas. [read post]
31 Aug 2022, 12:30 am by David Pocklington
Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during August 2022 A total of seven consistory court judgments were circulated in August, and these relate to Reordering, extensions and other building works, Exhumation, Churchyards and burials Church Treasures/Sale of Paintings/Loans/Memorials and Bells. [read post]
29 May 2016, 9:38 am by Schachtman
The Heart of the Matter The classic early cases in products liability law were about consumers hurt by consumer products, sold by manufacturers or dealers directly to consumers. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 5:36 am by Bexis
Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999), and Amchem Products, Inc. v. [read post]