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29 Apr 2010, 4:48 am
Labor Law Class Action Alleging Wal-Mart Discriminates Against Female Employees in Violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Properly Certified As Nationwide Class Action by District Court Ninth Circuit Holds Plaintiffs filed a class action against Wal-Mart alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; specifically, the class action complaint alleged that Wal-Mart discriminates against its… [read post]
24 Aug 2009, 8:43 pm
Defense attorneys removed the class action to federal court; Countrywide argued that removal was proper under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), and further argued that the class action was removable “because plaintiffs’ claims raise substantial, disputed federal questions under the Truth-in-Lending Act [(TILA)],” _id._, at 1. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 1:08 pm
The conference promises to be well worthwhile for class action defense attorneys and in-house who manage complex cases. [read post]
11 Apr 2009, 7:04 am
As a resource for California class action defense attorneys, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed in the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, San Diego, San Mateo, Oakland/Alameda and Orange County areas. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 5:12 am
The class action complaint was filed in Florida state court, id., at 1262, but defense attorneys removed the class action to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), id., at 1263. [read post]
3 Dec 2013, 5:00 am by Wystan Ackerman
  The importance of defenses in deciding class certification is often overlooked or underemphasized. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 6:18 pm
District Court did not Err in Dismissing Securities Class Action Without Leave to Amend because Second Amended Class Action Complaint Failed to Adequately Plead Scienter Third Circuit Holds Plaintiff filed a putative class action against Bio-Technology General Corp. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 9:11 pm
Defense attorneys removed the class action to federal court on grounds of diversity even though two of the defendants shared Wisconsin citizenship with the plaintiffs, arguing that the Wisconsin-resident defendants were fraudulently joined to defeat diversity, and also asserting removal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 11:39 am by Wystan M. Ackerman
The DRI Class Action Seminar I attended last week provided a wealth of insights. [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 5:21 am
Defense attorneys removed the class action to federal court on the basis of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), which became effective February 18, 2005, arguing that the substitution of plaintiffs constituted the commencement of a “new action” within the meaning of CAFA, id., at 3-4. [read post]
1 Aug 2008, 12:33 pm
Over Objection of Defendants in Products Liability Individual and Class Action Lawsuits, Judicial Panel Grants Plaintiffs’ Request for Pretrial Coordination of Individual and Class Action Cases Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 7:57 pm
Defense attorneys moved to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s claims on an individual basis, seeking to enforce a mandatory arbitration clause and class action waiver in the Terms and Conditions of plaintiff’s service agreement. [read post]