Post-TransUnion, A Closer Examination of Threshold for Article III Standing-
Class action trials are rare. The potential magnitude of an adverse verdict, even when improbable, makes the risks of trial unpalatable for...more
8/18/2023
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Article III ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Consumer Litigation ,
Damages ,
En Banc Review ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding long after a jury verdict that three quarters of a certified class of more than 8,000 Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) class members lacked...more
7/8/2021
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Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Administrative Feasibility Requirement: What Does the Future Hold for Ascertainability?
As we discussed in our Spring 2017 issue of The Class Action Chronicle, courts have struggled to define the...more
3/10/2021
/ Administrative Feasibility ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations
Interpreting Bristol-Myers : Are Unnamed Members of Nationwide Class Actions ‘Parties’? If So, When?
In 2017, the Supreme Court decided Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California (BMS), holding that a...more
8/11/2020
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Discovery ,
Due Process ,
Forum Selection ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 26(b)(1) ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Out-of-State Residents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Ripeness ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Substantially Similar ,
Vacated ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus