We are pleased to share BakerHostetler’s 2017 Class Action Review, which offers a summary of key class action litigation developments during the past year.
This comprehensive analysis of last year’s developments in class...more
5/23/2018
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Article III ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
FRCP 23 ,
Mootness ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Settlement Offer ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations
In 2015, the FTC issued an order that addressed certain aspects of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Congress enacted the TCPA in 1991 to address perceived abuses of telephone equipment that allowed entities to autodial...more
We are pleased to share BakerHostetler’s 2016 Class Action Year-End Review, which offers a summary of key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation moved to the forefront of the...more
3/31/2017
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Article III ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Due Process ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FRCP 23 ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Young Lawyers
Welcome to the 2016 Year-End Report from BakerHostetler’s Financial Services Industry Team. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key legal developments in the financial services industry in the past year and...more
In recent years, and in particular since decisions like AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 563 U.S. 333 (2011), a powerful defense to consumer class actions has been arbitration agreements that include class waivers. The...more
We are pleased to share with you the BakerHostetler 2014 Year-End Review of Class Actions, which offers a summary of some of the key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation...more
2/4/2015
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Data Protection ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Removal ,
Securities Litigation ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Wage and Hour
The Sixth Circuit recently limited defendants’ ability to craft settlements that disproportionately favor the class representatives. Vassalle v. Midland Funding LLC, — F.3d –, 2013 WL 673517 (6th Cir. Feb. 26, 2013). Though...more