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Class Certification Doesn't Require Evidence That Class Members Can Be Ascertained

In a unanimous decision that will make it easier for plaintiffs in California state courts to obtain class certification, the California Supreme Court ruled that the ascertainability requirement for certification of class...more

CA Federal Court Becomes First to Require Class Claims Rate Data Be Made Public

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has become the first federal district court to require parties to class action settlements to publicly disclose claims rate data as part of a post-distribution...more

Supreme Court Limits American Pipe Class Action Tolling

Resolving a conflict in the courts of appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled yesterday that after a denial of class certification, a putative class member may not file a successive class action beyond the...more

Ninth Circuit Rejects Implied "Ascertainability" Requirement for Class Certification

Deepening an already-existing circuit split, the Ninth Circuit has held that class certification is appropriate even if plaintiff has not shown that identifying class members is "administratively feasible." Expressly...more

7th Circuit Rejects “Heightened” Ascertainability Requirement for Class Actions

Creating a clear circuit split on a class action issue of increasing importance, the Seventh Circuit has rejected the notion that in order to certify a class, a trial court must be able to identify class members in a reliable...more

11th Circuit: Rule 23 Trumps State Law Limitation on Class Actions

Dealing a blow to defendants facing consumer fraud litigation in the 11th Circuit, the court of appeals for that circuit has reinstated a class action under the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practice Act (ADTPA), despite that the...more

Supreme Court Ruling Could Alter Class Action Landscape

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide a case that could alter the landscape of federal class action litigation. Granting the defendant’s petition for certiorari in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, the Court will review...more

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