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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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Third Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of State Law Securities Claims Against Pharmaceutical Manufacturer By Investors Who Opted Out Of...

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On September 12, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the dismissal of state law securities actions by individual investors who elected to opt out of a related class action against a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Federal Courts Continue to Split Over Whether They Have Personal Jurisdiction Over Claims Brought By Non-Forum Class Members...

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For years, the plaintiffs’ bar has crammed thousands of non-forum class members into a single action in order to more easily justify broader discovery requests, and to more quickly aggregate statutory damages. And many...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corporation: Finding CAFA To Be As Clear As An LCD

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court once again weighed in with a decision regarding class actions, but this time with a twist. In what is a rare event in the class action context, the Court handed down a unanimous decision in...more

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