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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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Recent Class Action Developments: Third Quarter 2023

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The third quarter of 2023 was relatively quiet, but we did see opinions addressing mootness, standing, and interpretations of Federal Rule 23(c)(4) and (f)....more

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Class Action Decisions Published June 2023

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The full text of each summary can be found below through the Table of Contents links. Highlights from this issue include...more

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Third Circuit examines propriety of issue certification under Federal Rule 23(c)(4)

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Takeaway: Federal Rule 23(c)(4) provides: “When appropriate, an action may be brought or maintained as a class action with respect to particular issues.” Although class plaintiffs often seek “issue certification” as an...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Even With Common Questions, Chapter 93A Deceptive Marketing Claims Are Ill-Suited for Class Treatment

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Earlier this month, in Plastic Surgery Associates, SC v. Cynosure, Inc., United States District Judge Denise Casper denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and allowed Cynosure’s motion for summary judgment on...more

King & Spalding

Supreme Court Declines to Review “Issue” Class Certification Decision in Toxic Tort Case

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On March 18, the Supreme Court declined to review a Sixth Circuit decision affirming an Ohio federal court’s order certifying a class on specific issues in a groundwater pollution suit....more

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SCOTUS Declines to Review Ruling in Toxic Tort Case

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The Situation: The Sixth Circuit recently affirmed the certification of an issue class in a groundwater pollution case. The court endorsed a "broad" view of Rule 23(c)(4) under which common questions must predominate only...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - Midyear Update 2018

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This edition focuses on rulings issued between February 16, 2018, and June 15, 2018. In this issue, we cover three decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, five decisions denying such motions, 27 decisions...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sixth Circuit Holds Class Certification On Issues Is Appropriate In Toxic Tort Action

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a toxic tort class action stemming from automotive and dry cleaning facilities’ alleged contamination of groundwater near Dayton, Ohio, the Sixth Circuit affirmed an Ohio federal district court’s grant...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Growing Split Over Issue Class Certification as an End Run Around Predominance of Common Issues

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Last week the Sixth Circuit took a big step to extend its reputation as one of the most class-friendly circuits in the country. In Martin v. Behr Dayton Thermal Prods. LLC, Judge Jane Stranch, writing for a unanimous panel,...more

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Challenging Limited Issue Class Actions

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A class action that aggregates the claims of individual plaintiffs against a common defendant can promote judicial economy and maximize efficiency. However, even the pursuit of class certification can promote abuse. In the...more

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