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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Supreme Court Requires Stay Pending Appeal of Arbitration Denial

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On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal district courts must stay all proceedings pending appellate review of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration. Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, 599 U.S. ___, 2023 WL...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

How do Rule 23(f) petitions fare in the Ninth Circuit?

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The Ninth Circuit gets more requests to appeal class-certification decisions under Rule 23(f) than any other court.  How do those requests fare?  We take a look below, drawing from this invaluable nationwide study by...more

Carlton Fields

An Unauthorized Bounty: Eleventh Circuit Strikes Named Plaintiff Incentive Payment

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This week, an Eleventh Circuit panel, in a 2-1 decision, reversed the approval of an incentive payment to the named plaintiff, calling the payment an unauthorized bounty. The case involved a Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

White and Williams LLP

California Court of Appeal Holds That the Right to Repair Act Prohibits Class Actions Against Manufacturers of Products Completely...

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In Kohler Co. v. Superior Court, 29 Cal. App. 5th 55 (2018), the Second District of the Court of Appeal of California considered whether the lower court properly allowed homeowners to bring class action claims under the Right...more

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A Look Back at Significant Developments in Class Action Law in 2017

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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

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Game Over: Supreme Court Denies Plaintiff’s Class Certification Appeal after Voluntary Dismissal in Xbox 360 Lawsuit

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Recently, the Supreme Court in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, 137 S. Ct. 1702 (2017), held that the plaintiff in a putative class action involving Xbox 360 game consoles could not appeal from the District Court’s denial of class...more

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