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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

Upholding CAFA’S Intended Purpose

by Christopher Norton | Sedgwick LLP on 4/12/2013

In February 2005, Congress enacted the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), with the primary intent of modifying and liberalizing the rules concerning federal diversity jurisdiction as they apply to class actions,...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

Supreme Court Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

by David Attisani, Mark Cahill, Rob Kole, John Nadas, Hugh Scott | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 3/22/2013

What you need to know: The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot evade federal court jurisdiction by stipulating that class-wide damages are less than the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5 million jurisdictional...more

CAFA Unchained - Court Bolsters CAFA's Coverage in Standard Fire Insurance v. Knowles

by Dustin Dow, John Lewis | BakerHostetler on 3/20/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court resoundingly signaled an end to a form of statutory manipulation in the class action arena Tuesday. A unanimous Court held that named plaintiffs in class actions may not defeat federal removal...more

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Standard Fire Insurance Opinion: Stipulations Limiting Damages No Longer Insure Against Removal

by Rebekah Kaufman, Purvi Patel, Debra Urteaga | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/20/2013

The Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion today in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, 568 U.S. __ (2013), holding unanimously that a class action plaintiff cannot avoid removal to federal court under the...more

Knowing Where You Are Litigating is Half the Battle: The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Knowles v. Standard Fire Insurance...

by David Christensen, Brian Forbes, Matthew Lowe, Ryan Tosi | K&L Gates LLP on 2/7/2013

Whether a putative class representative can block removal of his case to federal court by stipulating that class damages will not exceed the jurisdictional minimum under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) will be...more

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Product Liability Update - April 2013

Upholding CAFA’S Intended Purpose

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

Supreme Court Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

CAFA Unchained - Court Bolsters CAFA's Coverage in Standard Fire Insurance v. Knowles

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Standard Fire Insurance Opinion: Stipulations Limiting Damages No Longer Insure Against Removal

Knowing Where You Are Litigating is Half the Battle: The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Knowles v. Standard Fire Insurance...

Mortgage Banking Update - January 25, 2013

State AG Lawsuit Not Removable under CAFA, Second Circuit Holds

Text Versus Intent - Justices Consider CAFA's Reach

Fifth Circuit Allows Defendants To Remove Mississippi Attorney General Lawsuit to Federal Court

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