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8 May 2009, 6:18 am
Class action plaintiffs filed three separate motions with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) requesting centralization of the class actions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. [read post]
1 Jul 2007, 11:01 am
To assist class action defense attorneys who defend against securities class action litigation, we provide the text of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 6:16 am
Indictment of Milberg Weiss Warranted Removal of Firm as Vice-Chair of Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in Antitrust Class Action Maine Federal Court Holds Several state and federal antitrust class action lawsuits were filed against most of the major automobile manufacturers and distributors. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 11:35 am
Justifiably, Texas is now considered by most class action lawyers (on both sides of the aisle) to be the state most hostile to class actions. [read post]
As always, employers faced with a wage and hour putative class action should carefully consider all available defenses, including the statute of limitations as to individual and class claims. [read post]
22 Oct 2007, 5:25 am
Defense attorneys argued that this 10-day window expired in November 2005; plaintiffs’ lawyer countered that every order granting or denying class action treatment gives rise to a new 10-day period to appeal. [read post]
21 May 2015, 8:33 am by J. Bradley Smith, Esq.
    Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/nyregion/class-action-lawsuit-blaming-police-quotas-takes-on-criminal-summonses.html? [read post]
25 Apr 2009, 1:20 pm
The five prerequisites for a class action under CPLR § 901(a) are: the class is so numerous that joinder of all members, whether otherwise required or permitted, is impracticable; there are questions of law or fact common to the class which predominate over any questions affecting only individual members; the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the claims or defenses of the class;… [read post]
26 May 2016, 7:35 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
Robins has been nearly universally lauded by defense counsel as a new bulwark against class actions alleging technical violations of federal statutes. [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 4:54 am
Bankruptcy Court had Jurisdiction to Certify Debtor-Class Action Against Wells Fargo but Prerequisites for Class Action Certification under Rule 23(b) were not Satisfied, Particularly with Respect to Damages Fifth Circuit Holds The three named plaintiffs in this action (Judy Wilborn, Karlton and Monica Flournoy, and Judy Martin) filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions in Texas. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 7:09 am
It proves that an order certifying a class action must define the class and the class claims, issues, or defenses, and must appoint class counsel under Rule 23(g). [read post]
2 Oct 2008, 11:51 am
Labor Law Class Action Erroneously Decertified because Evidence Submitted by Class Action Plaintiffs Concerning Nationwide Practices was Relevant to Predominance of Class Action Claims of Massachusetts Employees Supreme Judicial Court Holds Plaintiffs filed a putative class action against their former employer, Wal-Mart, alleging labor law violations; the class action complaint alleged that Wal-Mart… [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 6:00 am by Beth Graham
Their action was pursued as a collective action under the FSLA, with a separate federal class action of California employees. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 2:54 am by Andrew Trask
Mark Perry (one of the defense counsel in Dukes) provided a one-hour deep dive into the strategy behind the Dukes defense, and the law governing class action defense in general. [read post]