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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

The Class Action Chronicle - Spring 2016

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/28/2016

This is the 11th edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings issued...more

The Class Action Chronicle - Fall 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2015

This is the ninth edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more

Class Action Round-Up: Summer 2015

Alston & Bird on 9/17/2015

The big news this quarter is the U.S. Supreme Court’s acceptance of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, an employment case likely to have major ramifications across the whole spectrum of class action litigation. The Court is set...more

The Ten Most Significant Class Action Cases of 2014

McGuireWoods LLP on 12/26/2014

Year-end lists are funny things. They take a sort-of arbitrary starting and stopping point, and then they cram a bunch of prejudices into a (usually) arbitrary number of items. And then people take them kind of seriously....more

"Mass Tort and Consumer Class Action Outlook: A Mixed Landscape for Defendants in 2014"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/31/2014

Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have improved the landscape for defendants seeking to fend off mass tort and consumer class actions. In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), the Supreme Court tightened...more

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