On January 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a short unanimous opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University. The importance of the opinion will likely be modest. At a basic level, all the Supreme Court did was reinstate a...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear two important cases next year involving important issues for class action lawyers and the clients they serve.
In Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela, the Supreme Court will decide “whether...more
5/21/2018
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Certiorari ,
Charitable Donations ,
Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Due Process ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Frank v Gaos ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
SCOTUS
From the standpoint of class action practice, 2017 was as important for what did not happen as for what did. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2017 class action scorecard, with a look forward to how the...more
1/26/2018
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Appellate Review ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FACTA ,
FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRCP 23 ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
New Amendments ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Retirement ,
Richard Posner ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
SLUSA ,
Split of Authority ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Statutory Damages ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 ,
Tolling ,
Trump Administration ,
Voluntary Dismissals
In Tibble v Edison International, Plaintiffs brought fiduciary duty claims against Edison International for alleged mismanagement of Edison’s 401(k) Plan. Plaintiffs’ claims centered upon the fact that the Plan’s investment...more
Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. v. Owens, No. 13-719, a case involving the procedural requirements for removing a class action from state to federal court under the Class...more
A unanimous United States Supreme Court has now ruled that self-appointed would-be class representatives cannot defeat Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) removal by simply purporting to limit the damage claims of class members...more