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Supreme Court Rejects Class Plaintiff’s Attempt To Avoid Federal Court By Stipulation Damages Will Be Less Than $5,000,000

by Benjamin Blume, Gary Klinger | Cozen O'Connor on 4/11/2013

In Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a class-action plaintiff may not avoid the effect of the federal Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) by “stipulating” he will not seek damages in excess of...more

High Court Agrees Class Rep’s Stipulation Doesn’t Bar Federal Jurisdiction

by Amy L. Pierce, Christine Scheuneman | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/1/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, resolved the debate between the plaintiffs’ bar and defense bar regarding whether a class representative’s stipulation that damages would not exceed $5...more

Supreme Court Holds Class Plaintiff Cannot Avoid Removal By Stipulating Damages Under CAFA’s Jurisdictional Threshold

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/28/2013

On March 19, the Supreme Court held that a class action plaintiff’s pre-class certification stipulation that the class would not seek damages exceeding the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) $5 million amount-in-controversy...more

Supreme Court Eliminates Jurisdictional Escape Hatch To The Class Action Fairness Act

by Kelly Cullen, Sara Dionne, Jessica Perry | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 3/27/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles confirms that a plaintiff cannot avoid federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) by stipulating that the class will seek less...more

High Court Rules Pre-Certification Damages Stipulation Cannot Defeat Federal Jurisdiction Arising Under the Class Action Fairness...

by Livia Kiser, Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/27/2013

In a much-anticipated ruling that could significantly restrict the efforts of class action plaintiffs and their lawyers to avoid litigating in federal court, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a named...more

Supreme Court Closes CAFA Loophole in Standard Fire v. Knowles [Video]

by LXBN on 3/27/2013

Outside of the all the NLRB hubbub, Supreme Court case Standard Fire v. Knowles has likely generated the most discussion on LXBN of any case or story this year. In the case, the Supreme Court ruled last week in favor of the...more

U.S. Supreme Court Opens the Door Wider for Defendants to Remove Class Actions to Federal Court in Standard Fire Insurance v....

by Dustin Dow, John Lewis | BakerHostetler on 3/27/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court resoundingly signaled an end to a form of statutory manipulation in the class action arena Tuesday. A unanimous court held that named plaintiffs in class actions may not defeat federal removal...more

CAFA Jurisdiction Cannot Be Evaded by Limiting Amount in Controversy

by John Battenfeld, Franco Corrado, Kristofor Henning, Kenneth Kliebard | Morgan Lewis on 3/26/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court holds in a 9–0 decision that class action plaintiffs cannot promise to limit damages in an effort to remain below the Class Action Fairness Act's $5 million federal jurisdictional threshold....more

Classy Move: The Supreme Court Rebuffs Class Action Forum Manipulation

by David Christensen, Brian Forbes, Matthew Lowe, Ryan Tosi | K&L Gates LLP on 3/26/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its first decision reviewing the scope of removal jurisdiction under the federal Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). In Knowles v. Standard Fire Insurance Co., No. 11-1450 (U.S.), the...more

Supreme Court Rejects Stipulation by Proposed Class Representative as Defeating Federal Removal Under Class Action Fairness Act of...

by Wayne Mack, Richard Seabolt, Brian Slipakoff | Duane Morris LLP on 3/22/2013

In a decision strengthening the ability of defendants in state court class actions to remove those cases to federal court, on March 19, 2013, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held in Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Knowles,1...more

Supreme Court Closes a Loophole for Class Action Plaintiffs Who Want to Avoid Federal Court

by Edward Boyle, Thomas Gilbertsen, Michael Hartmere, Jonathan King | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court held that a class action plaintiff cannot avoid federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) by stipulating prior to class certification that he and the class will not...more

Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Plaintiffs Can't Stipulate Around CAFA

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday morning, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decisively closed a loophole in the Class Action Fairness Act, holding in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that a purported stipulation by the named plaintiff to seek...more

Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Plaintiff’s Effort to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA

by Patrick Curran, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/22/2013

In a unanimous decision issued on March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the named plaintiff in a proposed class action lawsuit cannot defeat federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA or the...more

Class Action Update: Standard Fire Extinguishes Plaintiff’s Precertification Attempt to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction

by Ashley Bruce Trehan | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/22/2013

The Supreme Court has put a stop to a tactic used by class action plaintiffs to avoid federal court. On Tuesday, the Court held that a named plaintiff’s precertification affidavit capping the damages could not bind the...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt To Manipulate Federal Jurisdictional Threshold Under Class Action Fairness Act

by Sarah Crooks, Chelsea Dwyer Petersen, Tobias Piering | Perkins Coie on 3/22/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, 568 U.S. __, No. 11-1450, 2013 WL 1104735 (Mar. 19, 2013), that plaintiffs attempting to bring a class action lawsuit cannot escape federal...more

Supreme Court Rules Class Action Plaintiffs Cannot Use Damage-Limiting Stipulations To Avoid Federal Court

by William Corrigan, David Jermann, Brant Laue | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 3/22/2013

In a landmark decision in the area of class action litigation, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that plaintiffs cannot use damage-limiting stipulations to prevent their cases from being removed from state to federal court....more

Supreme Court Limits Class Action Plaintiffs' Ability to Manipulate Jurisdiction

by David Ball, Rachel Goldman, Benjamin Ruzow | Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 3/22/2013

On March 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles barring class action plaintiffs from using stipulations that limit the amount in controversy to avoid...more

Supreme Court Closes CAFA Loophole

by Barger & Wolen on 3/21/2013

A unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court has restored the integrity of the Class Action Fairness Act, or CAFA. At issue in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles was the transparent attempt by a named plaintiff...more

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Ability of Class Action Plaintiffs to Circumvent the Protections of the Class Action Fairness Act

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/21/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has considered a number of important issues affecting class action litigation over the last few terms, and it handed another victory to class action defendants yesterday. In Standard Fire Insurance...more

Did You Know…U.S. Supreme Court Ends Plaintiff’s CAFA Jurisdictional Gamesmanship

by Jennifer Reass | Nossaman LLP on 3/21/2013

The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles that plaintiffs bringing class actions cannot avoid federal jurisdiction by representing that the class will seek less than $5 million in...more

Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Stefanie Jackman, Bruce Johnson, Anthony Kaye, Barbara S. Mishkin, Allison Mollenhauer, Amy Mushahwar, Burt M. Rublin, Trevor Salter, Matthew Saunig, more +John D. Socknat, Mercedes Kelley Tunstall, Abran Vigil, Michael S. Waldron, Shane Jasmine Young | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/21/2013

In This Issue: - Uniform State Test Implementation Nearing - Mortgage Servicer's Alleged Failure To Be Licensed Subjects Company to Claims under State and Federal Debt Collection Statutes - Sixth Circuit...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Class Plaintiff’s Attempt To Avoid Federal Court By Stipulation Damages Will Be Less Than $5,000,000

High Court Agrees Class Rep’s Stipulation Doesn’t Bar Federal Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Holds Class Plaintiff Cannot Avoid Removal By Stipulating Damages Under CAFA’s Jurisdictional Threshold

Supreme Court Eliminates Jurisdictional Escape Hatch To The Class Action Fairness Act

High Court Rules Pre-Certification Damages Stipulation Cannot Defeat Federal Jurisdiction Arising Under the Class Action Fairness...

Supreme Court Closes CAFA Loophole in Standard Fire v. Knowles [Video]

U.S. Supreme Court Opens the Door Wider for Defendants to Remove Class Actions to Federal Court in Standard Fire Insurance v....

CAFA Jurisdiction Cannot Be Evaded by Limiting Amount in Controversy

Classy Move: The Supreme Court Rebuffs Class Action Forum Manipulation

Supreme Court Rejects Stipulation by Proposed Class Representative as Defeating Federal Removal Under Class Action Fairness Act of...

Supreme Court Closes a Loophole for Class Action Plaintiffs Who Want to Avoid Federal Court

Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Plaintiffs Can't Stipulate Around CAFA

Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Plaintiff’s Effort to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA

Class Action Update: Standard Fire Extinguishes Plaintiff’s Precertification Attempt to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt To Manipulate Federal Jurisdictional Threshold Under Class Action Fairness Act

Supreme Court Rules Class Action Plaintiffs Cannot Use Damage-Limiting Stipulations To Avoid Federal Court

Supreme Court Limits Class Action Plaintiffs' Ability to Manipulate Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Closes CAFA Loophole

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Ability of Class Action Plaintiffs to Circumvent the Protections of the Class Action Fairness Act

Did You Know…U.S. Supreme Court Ends Plaintiff’s CAFA Jurisdictional Gamesmanship

Mortgage Banking Update - March 21, 2013

Supreme Court Ruling Reverses Bad 9th Circuit Precedent on CAFA

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Damages Stipulation Cannot Bind Class and Defeat Federal Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Makes Clear That CAFA Removal Is Not Defeated by Plaintiffs' Amount-in-Controversy Stipulations

Supreme Court Rejects Efforts to Avoid CAFA Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Closes CAFA Loophole in Standard Fire v. Knowles [Video]

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