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Splitting the Difference: Recent Developments in Circuit Splits Over Class Action Lawsuits

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It has been a busy summer for federal appellate courts deciding class action issues. Amidst all the sound and fury, this summer's decisions so far highlight two splits among the federal circuits, while also diminishing if...more

Cozen O'Connor

Third Circuit Ascertainability Rulings Continue to Imperil Low-End Consumer Class Actions

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It’s a pattern repeated in millions of households every day: you go to the grocery or the drug store, buy the items you need, and don’t bother to keep the receipt. You may throw the receipt away immediately, you may throw...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Mass Tort and Consumer Class Action Outlook: A Mixed Landscape for Defendants in 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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No Discount on Plaintiff’s Burden Under Rule 23(b)(3); Third Circuit Vacates Certification Decision Against Wal-Mart Due to...

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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

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