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Class Action Class Certification Multidistrict Litigation

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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Monumental Win in Data Breach Class Action: A Case Study — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Partners Ron Raether and Tim St. George to discuss a landmark victory in a major data breach class action multidistrict litigation. The team delves...more

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Maryland Federal Court Recertifies Class Action Against Hotel Franchisor for Claims Related to Data Breach

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A federal court in Maryland recently granted a motion for class certification by consumers who brought negligence, breach of contract, and consumer protection claims against hotel franchisor Marriott International and data...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Q4 2021

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2021. In this edition, the Seventh Circuit shorts out an FCRA suit, a plaintiff just … gives up, and...more

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Class Actions Quarterly Update: Labor and Employment - September 2021

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Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 2021 WL 2965438 (July 15, 2021) - On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, regarding the rate at which premium...more

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Sixth Circuit Rejects a Novel Concept: Certification of “Negotiation Class” in Opioid Multidistrict Litigation

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The Sixth Circuit recently addressed whether a novel negotiation class could be certified to facilitate possible future settlement negotiations in multidistrict litigation (MDL)....more

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COVID-19 Class Action Update: Employment, PPP, Business Interruption Insurance, and Airline Refunds Drive New Litigation

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In addition to battling class certification, businesses swept into these class actions may be faced with consolidation motions in multidistrict forums. The Arent Fox Class Actions group has been tracking COVID-19 class...more

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The Class Action Chronicle - August 2020

Interpreting Bristol-Myers : Are Unnamed Members of Nationwide Class Actions ‘Parties’? If So, When? In 2017, the Supreme Court decided Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California (BMS), holding that a...more

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U.S. District Court Denies Class Certification Motion in Aluminum Rate-Manipulation Case Based on Improper Use of Statistical...

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On July 23, 2020, Judge Paul A. Englemayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to certify a proposed class of direct purchasers of aluminum in a decision that may signal a trend...more

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2020 Class Action Outlook

Several pending rulings at the circuit court level have the potential to significantly influence class action law in 2020. Of greatest note, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit may determine the future of...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our fall edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2019. The circuit courts were busy with class actions in the third quarter. Appellate judges were able...more

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Business Defeats Certification of Nationwide Class Action in Eighth Circuit Appeal

In a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging deceptive trade practices for advertising of a product, a lower court had certified a class and uniformly applied only the forum state’s law to all class members’ claims. Part of...more

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Opioid Class Action Litigation May Drastically Change With A Global Resolution

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Opioid litigation is a hot topic in the U.S. legal community. In response to the country’s opioid crisis, several states, individuals, and other local governments have filed lawsuits against various prescription opioid...more

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D.C. Circuit Affirms Denial Of Class Certification Where Damages Model Showed That Some Class Members May Have Suffered No Injury

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On August 16, the D.C. Circuit held in a high-profile antitrust MDL involving railroad shippers that the plaintiffs failed to satisfy Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement because their expert’s damages model calculated...more

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Ohio Federal Judge Crafts An Unprecedented Class Action Mechanism To Bring Relief To Counties And Cities Struggling To Address...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In complex class actions, courts have looked to Rule 23 to authorize class actions either for trial, or for approval of a previously negotiated settlement. Now as thousands of public entities nationwide...more

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Good News For Employers: D.C. Circuit Insists On “Hard Look” At Uninjured Class Members At Class Certification Stage

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a decision with far–reaching implications for workplace class actions, the D.C. Circuit recently affirmed the denial of class certification of a Rule 23(b)(3) class on the grounds that the proposed class...more

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En Banc Ninth Circuit Reinstates and Clarifies Standard for Nationwide Class Action Settlement

Last month, the Ninth Circuit sitting en banc affirmed, by an 8–3 vote, a nationwide class settlement of a multidistrict litigation against automakers Kia and Hyundai over alleged misrepresentations regarding certain...more

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9th Circuit Restores and Clarifies Standards for Certification of Settlement Classes

The Ninth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy Litigation, — F.3d —, 2019 WL 2376831 (9th Cir. Jun. 6, 2019), restored some much-needed balance to the class action universe. The court...more

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Ninth Circuit Fuels More Efficient Nationwide Class Settlement

Reversing itself in a 7-4 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit reinstated a $210 million settlement in multidistrict class action litigation over the advertised fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia vehicles, making approval of...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 Provides Clarity for Settlement of Multi-State Consumer Class Action

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Class actions bring more complexity to litigating and settling cases, and it can increase substantially when the claims arise from multiple state consumer protection laws. In these cases, determining the applicable law(s) to...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup: Winter 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This year has begun with cases all over the map, from California to Florida to Massachusetts. The West Coast features overbearing manufacturers, allegedly underpaid lenders,...more

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The Impact of Disparate State Laws on Class Certification for Settlement Purposes: Ninth Circuit to Review Hyundai and Kia Fuel...

The Ninth Circuit has agreed to review a panel decision from the court which rejected a settlement in multidistrict litigation over the fuel efficiency of Hyundai Motor America Inc. and Kia Motors Corp. vehicles. The case and...more

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This Time, It’s Personal: TCPA Personal Jurisdiction Ruling Severely Limits Nationwide Class Actions

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It is no secret that there are certain jurisdictions that plaintiffs’ class action attorneys prefer to file suit, most notably, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, to name a few. While plaintiffs’ lawyers may have...more

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Class Action Reform and the “Fairness in Class Action Act”

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While the Congressional legislative agenda has taken a back seat in the headlines lately, the fact remains that there still is an agenda, and it includes class action reform....more

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House Passes Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017

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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985) (the Act). The Act – introduced by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte – makes...more

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