Key Points - The en banc 9th Circuit clarified numerous rules applicable to class actions brought under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court’s watershed decision in Olean Wholesale Grocery v....more
The Second Circuit, in keeping with its recent decision in Waggoner v. Barclays, reaffirmed that defendants must satisfy the burden of persuasion by a preponderance of the evidence to rebut the presumption established by the...more
In Hayes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 12-2522 (3d Cir. Aug. 2, 2013), the Third Circuit took the opportunity to elaborate and articulate on the ascertainability standard under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3). In Hayes, the plaintiff...more