Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court has overruled their objections, pursue appeals...more
8/21/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Objections ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Toomey v. Arizona, No. 19-CV-0035, 2020 WL 2465707 (D. Ariz. May 12, 2020), a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recommended the certification of class claims...more
5/20/2020
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Educational Institutions ,
Elective Surgical Procedures ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Insurance ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Typicality
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although federal courts are certifying class actions at a record rate, a recent opinion by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio demonstrates that the requirements of Rule 23 are not...more
4/27/2020
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin recently cast doubt on employers’ ability to strike the class allegations in a complaint early in litigation. ...more
4/27/2020
/ Airline Employees ,
Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Delta Airlines ,
Design Defects ,
Discovery ,
Employment Litigation ,
Lands End ,
Motion To Strike ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Pleading Standards ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Uniforms