We wrote recently about how the certiorari petition in Zappos.com, Inc. v. Stevens was a possible vehicle to put the question of standing in data breach cases back before the Supreme Court. Alas, the Court denied the...more
Last week the Sixth Circuit took a big step to extend its reputation as one of the most class-friendly circuits in the country. In Martin v. Behr Dayton Thermal Prods. LLC, Judge Jane Stranch, writing for a unanimous panel,...more
From the standpoint of class action practice, 2017 was as important for what did not happen as for what did. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2017 class action scorecard, with a look forward to how the...more
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/ American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah ,
Appellate Review ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FACTA ,
FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRCP 23 ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
New Amendments ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Retirement ,
Richard Posner ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
SLUSA ,
Split of Authority ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Statutory Damages ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 ,
Tolling ,
Trump Administration ,
Voluntary Dismissals