In a question of first impression, the Seventh Circuit joined the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits—and disagreed with the Fifth Circuit—and held that a party seeking certification of an issue class under Rule...more
Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Jurisdiction. The Fifth Circuit held as a matter of first impression that the term “principal injuries” in the CAFA’s local controversy exception “qualitatively and comparatively evaluates the...more