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Seventh Circuit Applies “Weak” Ascertainability Requirement, Splits From Third and Eleventh Circuits

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A panel from the Seventh Circuit split from the Third and Eleventh Circuits and rejected what it described to be a “heightened” ascertainability requirement under Rule 23(b)(3). In Mullins v. Direct Digital, LLC, plaintiff...more

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Mulling Mullins

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The 7th Circuit's July 28th decision in Mullins v. Direct Digital, LLC has already created quite a stir. Plaintiffs' lawyers are citing it as the antidote to the 3rd Circuit's recent line of cases on the implied requirement...more

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Third Circuit Ascertainability Rulings Continue to Imperil Low-End Consumer Class Actions

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It’s a pattern repeated in millions of households every day: you go to the grocery or the drug store, buy the items you need, and don’t bother to keep the receipt. You may throw the receipt away immediately, you may throw...more

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Third Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Closely Watched Class Action

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a small-dollar consumer product class action. Depending on one’s perspective, this highly anticipated ruling either enforces the...more

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