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Failed Unpaid Intern Class Action Hints at Impact of Comcast v. Behrend [Video]

by LXBN on 5/23/2013

It seems like have year has its definining Supreme Court class action suit—and this year it is Comcast Corp. v. Behrend. The ruling, which came down just a few weeks ago, makes it considerably more difficult for to certify...more

U.S. Supreme Court Raises Standards For Class Certification

by Kenneth A. Manning | Phillips Lytle LLP on 5/17/2013

Class certification is the critical factor in many class actions. It occurs when a court authorizes a putative class representative, usually an individual or a small group, to represent a much larger class of people who have...more

Product Liability Update - April 2013

by Foley Hoag LLP on 4/23/2013

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

"US Supreme Court Greatly Restricts Scope of Alien Tort Claims; Holds Statute Does Not Apply Extraterritorially"

by Julie Bédard, Timothy Nelson, Susan Saltzstein, Jennifer Spaziano | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/23/2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, No. 10–1491 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), a significant decision holding that the so-called “Alien Tort Claims Act” or “Alien Tort...more

ERISA Legal News - 1st Quarter, 2013 • Volume 4, Number 1

by Kimberly Ruppel | Dickinson Wright on 4/23/2013

In This Issue: - Supreme Court Update: Where Plan Reimbursement Or Recovery Terms Are Ambiguous Or Silent,Equitable Doctrines May Fill The Gaps: US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, 569 U.S. ___ (2013). In an...more

The Hard Stop On ‘Adventurous Innovation’ In Class Action Litigation: The United States Supreme Court’s Decision In Comcast v....

by Livia Kiser, Michael Mallow | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/22/2013

Comcast v. Behrend is the latest opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court interpreting and applying the procedural rules governing class actions set out in Federal Rule Civil Procedure 23. In order to obtain certification of...more

Supreme Court Ruling on Employee’s Lawsuit Will Also Affect Rule 23 Class Action Cases

by Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin, Mariah Murphy | Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/18/2013

In a decision that has broad implications beyond its labor law context, the U.S. Supreme Court held on April 16, 2013, that an employee plaintiff in a collective action whose individual claim was mooted by her employer’s...more

Supreme Court Rules FLSA Class Action Properly Dismissed For Mootness

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/17/2013

On April 16, 2013, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing for a 5-4 majority, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a collective action brought by a worker under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was properly dismissed because...more

Supreme Court Rules Dismissal Of FLSA Collective Actions Are Appropriate When Individual Claim Is Rendered Moot

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/17/2013

On April 16, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the concept that a wage and hour collective action brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), can be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction when the...more

Business News Digest – April 2013

by Michael Baader, Jamie Barnett, Andrew Bigart, Amanda C. Blunt, Edward Boyle, Gregory Braker, Robert Burton, Emilio W. Cividanes, John F. Cooney, Krista Coons, Ashley Craig, Daniel Danello, more +Robert P. Davis, Paul Debolt, Douglas Emhoff, Lisa Jose Fales, Matthew R. Farley, Kathryn Floyd, Thomas Gilbertsen, Nancy Grunberg, Michael Hartmere, J. Scott Hommer, Stuart P. Ingis, Jay Johnson, Jonathan King, Mitchell Kolkin, George Kostolampros, Dismas Locaria, Elizabeth Lowe, Melissa McLaughlin, Lindsay B. Meyer, Parker B. Morrill, Jonathan L. Pompan, Hillary Profita, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Megan Roberts-Satinsky, Anthony Rosso, Martin Saad, Sejal Shah, Raymond Shepherd, Eric R. Smith, Robert Smith, Margaret Strand, Joeann Walker, Ariel S. Wolf, Jason Wool, Brian Zimmet | Venable LLP on 4/15/2013

In this issue: - Finders May Pose Risk in Private Capital Raising - NIST Holds First Workshop on Executive Order Cybersecurity Framework - NIST Issues Request for Information, Begins Developing...more

Burr Alert: A Look At The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Standard Fire v. Knowles And The Trend Of Recent Victories For Class...

by John Michael Kearns | Burr & Forman on 4/15/2013

On March 19, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, ____ S. Ct. ____, 2013 WL 1104735. Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that a...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

by Joshua Gruenspecht, Ken Kumayama, Stuart D. Levi, Sigrid Neilson, Shari Piré, Pierre Servan-Schreiber | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/15/2013

In This Issue: - Data-Breach Class Actions After the Supreme Court Decision in Clapper - California Supreme Court Holds That Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Does Not Apply to Online Purchases -...more

No April Fools: U.S. Supreme Court Suggests That the Lower Courts Stop Joking Around With Class Action Certification

by Rachel Reynolds | Sedgwick LLP on 4/12/2013

On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari, and then summarily vacated, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to certify a class composed of purchasers of Whirlpool washing machines (Whirlpool v....more

Waiver Of Right To Arbitrate: To Move or Not to Move: Calculating the Risk Of Waiving the Right to Arbitrate in a Shifting...

by Sandra McCallion | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 4/12/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740, 2011 BL 110648, 79 U.S.L.W. 4279 (U.S. 2011), has been characterized as a ‘‘game changer’’ in the arbitration arena. Concepcion overturned...more

Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Class Certification in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend [Video]

by LXBN on 4/11/2013

It’s been a big couple of weeks for class actions, both inside and out of the Supreme Court. Among those cases heard at by our nation’s highest court was Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, in which the justices reversed the...more

Supreme Court Rejects Class Plaintiff’s Attempt To Avoid Federal Court By Stipulation Damages Will Be Less Than $5,000,000

by Benjamin Blume, Gary Klinger | Cozen O'Connor on 4/11/2013

In Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a class-action plaintiff may not avoid the effect of the federal Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) by “stipulating” he will not seek damages in excess of...more

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Failed Unpaid Intern Class Action Hints at Impact of Comcast v. Behrend [Video]

U.S. Supreme Court Raises Standards For Class Certification

Product Liability Update - April 2013

"US Supreme Court Greatly Restricts Scope of Alien Tort Claims; Holds Statute Does Not Apply Extraterritorially"

ERISA Legal News - 1st Quarter, 2013 • Volume 4, Number 1

The Hard Stop On ‘Adventurous Innovation’ In Class Action Litigation: The United States Supreme Court’s Decision In Comcast v....

Supreme Court Ruling on Employee’s Lawsuit Will Also Affect Rule 23 Class Action Cases

Supreme Court Rules FLSA Class Action Properly Dismissed For Mootness

Supreme Court Rules Dismissal Of FLSA Collective Actions Are Appropriate When Individual Claim Is Rendered Moot

Business News Digest – April 2013

Burr Alert: A Look At The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Standard Fire v. Knowles And The Trend Of Recent Victories For Class...

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

No April Fools: U.S. Supreme Court Suggests That the Lower Courts Stop Joking Around With Class Action Certification

Waiver Of Right To Arbitrate: To Move or Not to Move: Calculating the Risk Of Waiving the Right to Arbitrate in a Shifting...

Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Class Certification in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend [Video]

Supreme Court Rejects Class Plaintiff’s Attempt To Avoid Federal Court By Stipulation Damages Will Be Less Than $5,000,000

Supreme Court Raises the Bar to Class Certification

U.S. Supreme Court Emphasizes Importance of Common Issues in Class Actions

Did You Know…A Sea Change In Class Action Certification

Big Developments in Class Actions Part 1: a “rigorous analysis” of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - April 5, 2013

Update On Tribal Loans To State Residents

A Tale of Three Cases: California's Split Over Concepcion Continues

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - April 2013

Class Action Plaintiffs Can't Avoid Federal Court By Stipulating To Damage Limits

Failed Unpaid Intern Class Action Hints at Impact of Comcast v. Behrend [Video]

Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Class Certification in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend [Video]

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