On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to answer a hotly contested question in class action litigation: “Whether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) when...more
Class Action Regime Modern class action litigation began with the United States’ 1966 adoption of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which more efficiently allowed for claims to be pursued, in appropriate...more
After seven years of meetings, public hearings, revisions, and written comments, on April 9, 2024, the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules unanimously voted to advance a new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure...more
The Supreme Court this week granted certiorari on an attorney-client privilege issue that is likely to impact in-house lawyers, litigators, and business attorneys across the country....more