Motions To Strike Class Allegations: Here To Stay or Going out of Style?
By their nature, class actions, given the prospect of classwide liability and potentially millions (if not billions) in aggregated damages, are...more
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