On July 23, the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiff in Bahamas Surgery Center LLC v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a class action that was tried to a $454 million verdict in April 2017....more
This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between August 2017 and October 2017....more
In a number of recent district court decisions from across the country, courts have denied requests to certify nationwide or statewide classes in cases involving consumer products. These decisions could prove helpful in...more