SCOTUS Leaves Standing 9th Circuit Ruling in Tuna Case That, at Certification, Plaintiffs Need Not Show Putative Class Has Few Unharmed Members -
Litigation of the class certification question nearly always involves expert...more
Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R.-Ky., introduced the SAFE TO WORK Act, which would provide substantial and comprehensive liability protection from coronavirus-related...more
7/28/2020
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Burden of Proof ,
Civil Liability ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Demand Letter ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Limited Liability ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Punitive Damages ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Retroactive Application ,
Safe Harbors ,
Willful Misconduct
This is the third edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more
3/8/2014
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Burden of Proof ,
Butler v Sears ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
EFTA ,
FDCPA ,
Fraud ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
Injunctions ,
Motion To Strike ,
Negligence ,
Numerosity ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Removal ,
RESPA ,
Rule 68 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
Unfair Competition ,
Whirlpool v Glazer