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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.
Butler Snow LLP

Learning from the Past to Combat the “Entrepreneurial Model” of Class Actions

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The meteoric rise in class actions over the past decade has been well-documented. Nowadays even mac & cheese is under attack, with two proposed nationwide class actions filed this month alone claiming labels such as “The...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - August 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2019 Year in Review

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Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2019. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Significant Rulings Expected for Ongoing Mass Tort, Consumer Class Action Issues

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In 2019, significant developments are expected on issues that have been percolating in the mass tort and class action litigation arena for several years. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on cases relating to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Multi-District Litigation Reform and the “Fairness in Class Action Act”

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In addition to it taking a swipe at class actions, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 (the “Fairness in Class Action Act”), would lead to multi-district litigation...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Curtailing Abusive Litigation: Congress to Consider Important Legal Reform Legislation This Week

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If your organization is facing abusive litigation—or is concerned about that possibility—you may be pleased to know that, this week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider and pass four bills aimed at...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The 2016 Judicial Hellholes Report Is Out!

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Each year the American Tort Reform Association (“ATRA”) publishes its “Judicial Hellholes Report” and examines problems in state court systems and challenges for corporate defendants in the fair and unbiased administration of...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Missouri Appellate Court Rejects Evidentiary Hearing, Reinstates Asbestos Class Claims

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Finding that only a narrow evidentiary review is appropriate when certifying a class under Missouri state law, a Missouri appeals court reversed a trial court’s decision to deny class certification in a suit alleging asbestos...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - March 2015

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New York Federal Court Rejects Insurer’s Request for Recoupment - Why it matters: The federal court, applying New York law, held that an energy drink manufacturer’s advertising coverage claim—arising from underlying...more

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Product Liability Update - April 2013

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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

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