Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision vacating a district court order certifying three plaintiff classes pursuing damages for alleged price-fixing conspiracies in the tuna...more
4/16/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Injuries ,
Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ,
Conspiracies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
New Guidance ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Price-Fixing ,
Promotional Items ,
SCOTUS ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo
The amendment of Wis. Stat. section 803.08, which takes effect July 1, 2018, modernizes and brings needed clarity to class action practice in Wisconsin state courts. Precedent from the federal courts should help guide...more
4/26/2018
/ Amended Rules ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government
On April 7, 2017, the Northern District of California denied class certification to two proposed classes of wholesalers in ABC Distributing, Inc. v. Living Essentials LLC, Case No. 15-cv-02064 NC (N.D. Cal.), a secondary-line...more
5/2/2017
/ Actual Injuries ,
Amended Complaints ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price Discrimination ,
Proof of Claims ,
Question of Fact ,
Question of Law ,
Robinson-Patman Act