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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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Trends in Automotive Class Actions

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As the types of automotive class actions continue to evolve, so too do class action trends and developments. Morgan Lewis lawyers detail below some of the hot topics in automobile class action litigation, such as personal...more

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"Dieselgate" Effect: Israel Changes Rules of Game for Class Actions over Environmental Damage

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The Tel Aviv District Court recently allowed a motion to certify a class action against the Volkswagen Group and its importer in Israel, Champion Motors Ltd. The class action focuses on the Dieselgate scandal, after an...more

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California Federal District Court Rejects Class Certification in Toyota HVAC Case

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On March 3, the Central District of California denied class certification in a putative automotive class action against Toyota. The court found that the plaintiffs failed to establish commonality under Rule 23(a)(2), as well...more

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En Banc Ninth Circuit Rules That Varying State Laws Do Not Preclude Certification of Nationwide Settlement Class

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On June 6, 2019, the en banc Ninth Circuit affirmed a nationwide class action settlement, holding that the district court did not err by failing to apply the law of each class member’s state before approving the settlement. ...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup: Spring 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our spring edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2019. There was a veritable traffic jam in the courts for the automotive industry. Manufacturers saw...more

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Objectors to Class Settlement Concerning Alleged Misrepresentations of Fuel Efficiency Run out of Gas in Ninth Circuit by Waiving...

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The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the propriety of applying California law to a nationwide settlement class. The Central District of California had hosted a consolidated multidistrict litigation of individuals who bought...more

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Ninth Circuit U-Turns And Approves Nationwide Class Settlement In Automobile Class Action Involving Potential Variations In...

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In a recent 8-3 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s approval of an estimated $210 million class action settlement in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation....more

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9th Circuit Saves Nationwide Settlement Classes

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Sometimes settlement with a putative class of nationwide consumers is the best option for resolution. However, since the initial ruling of the Ninth Circuit in In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., the mechanism to go about...more

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Quite a start to the week for consulting powerhouse McKinsey & Co., with a Times expose on the questionable relationship between McKinsey’s clients and the investments its hedge fund has made in those same clients, not to...more

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Honda is joining forces with General Motors in an effort to win the race to develop self-driving cars through a $750 million stake in GM’s Cruise Holdings autonomous vehicle unit. The Japanese carmaker plans to contribute a...more

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Fiat-Chrysler Ruling May Pave the Way for Overpayment Class Actions Based on Security Flaws

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We’ve previously blogged about the creative efforts of plaintiffs’ counsel to expand the contours of data breach litigation. ...more

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It was a busy Thursday in the big pharma world, with drugmaker Shire rejecting a $60 billion takeover offer from Japan’s Takeda, while US rival Allergan disclosed that it was considering a bid of its own for Shire....more

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China announced yesterday that it was loosening its rules forcing foreign carmakers to link up with a local partner before building factories in China—a move that some see as a step to lowering tensions with the US....more

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Class Action Roundup: Winter 2018

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Where the (Class) Action Is - Welcome to 2018 and the latest edition of Roundup covering significant decisions and settlements from the last quarter of 2017. On the docket this quarter is another slate of cases covering a...more

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Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Class Settlement Vacated By Ninth Circuit

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In a “major blow to multistate class actions,” according to the dissenting opinion in Espinosa v. Ahearn (In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig.) 2018 U.S.App.LEXIS 1626 (January 23, 2018), the Ninth Circuit vacated a class...more

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Too Fast and Furious: Ninth Circuit Unwinds Hyundai and Kia Nationwide Class Action Settlement

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In a split panel, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s certification of a nationwide class action settlement because the lower court failed to conduct a sufficient predominance inquiry under Rule...more

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More trouble for the embattled British PM Theresa May. We learned yesterday that Britain’s second-largest construction firm—Carillion—was forced into liquidation after amassing a staggering $1.35 billion in debt. The downfall...more

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Common Defect Found in Multiple-Model Product Liability Class Action

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In a recent case before the British Columbia Supreme Court, N&C Transportation Ltd. v. Navistar International Corp., 2016 BCSC 2129 [N&C], Justice Skolrood certified a multiple-model product liability class action after...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification Because Expert’s Exclusion of Relevant Data From Analysis of Classwide...

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The Third Circuit affirmed an order denying class certification because the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient evidence of classwide antitrust impact, and thus, could not satisfy Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement....more

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Third Circuit Applies Presumption of Timeliness to Pre-Certification Motion to Intervene as Class Representative

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This case concerned a federal antitrust class action involving a proposed class of Class 8 truck purchasers who alleged a conspiracy by several truck transmission suppliers and manufacturers to raise prices by eliminating...more

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Florida Court Reverses Class Certification Order Based On Outdated Definition Of Unfair Trade Practice

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Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed an order certifying a class of Porsche vehicle owners who had their high intensity discharge headlights stolen during the class period. The plaintiffs alleged that the...more

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