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U.S. Supreme Court Raises Standards For Class Certification

by Kenneth A. Manning | Phillips Lytle LLP on 5/17/2013

Class certification is the critical factor in many class actions. It occurs when a court authorizes a putative class representative, usually an individual or a small group, to represent a much larger class of people who have...more

Product Liability Update - April 2013

by Foley Hoag LLP on 4/23/2013

In This Issue: - United States Supreme Court Holds Class Certification Improper Absent Showing Plaintiffs’ Damages Can Be Measured on a Classwide Basis through Use of a Common Methodology that Is Consistent with...more

Burr Alert: A Look At The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Standard Fire v. Knowles And The Trend Of Recent Victories For Class...

by John Michael Kearns | Burr & Forman on 4/15/2013

On March 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, ____ S. Ct. ____, 2013 WL 1104735. Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that a...more

Upholding CAFA’S Intended Purpose

by Christopher Norton | Sedgwick LLP on 4/12/2013

In February 2005, Congress enacted the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), with the primary intent of modifying and liberalizing the rules concerning federal diversity jurisdiction as they apply to class actions,...more

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

Class Action Plaintiffs Can't Avoid Federal Court By Stipulating To Damage Limits

by Mark Olthoff | Polsinelli on 4/4/2013

A unanimous Supreme Court has made clear that the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) cannot be undermined by a plaintiff's attempt to seek damages of less than the jurisdictional amount. The Court resolved a Circuit split and...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

A Supreme Court Antitrust Twofer: What You Need to Know

by Howard Ullman on 3/29/2013

Within the past two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided two important cases relevant to antitrust. First, on March 27, in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. district...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 Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

by David Attisani, Mark Cahill, Rob Kole, John Nadas, Hugh Scott | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 3/22/2013

What you need to know: The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot evade federal court jurisdiction by stipulating that class-wide damages are less than the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5 million jurisdictional...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

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U.S. Supreme Court Raises Standards For Class Certification

Product Liability Update - April 2013

Burr Alert: A Look At The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Standard Fire v. Knowles And The Trend Of Recent Victories For Class...

Upholding CAFA’S Intended Purpose

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

Class Action Plaintiffs Can't Avoid Federal Court By Stipulating To Damage Limits

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

A Supreme Court Antitrust Twofer: What You Need to Know

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 Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

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

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

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