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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Google and State AGs Defend Proposed $700M Antitrust Settlement Amid Judicial Scrutiny

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On April 17, a group of five state attorneys general (AG) and Google filed briefs defending the proposed $700 million settlement agreement reached in three antitrust suits brought against Google....more

King & Spalding

What Recent Class Action Rate Litigation Means for Hospitals

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Legal challenges to hospital charges are increasing in both number and intensity with plaintiffs’ counsel continuing to file suits against hospitals around the country challenging the very existence and use of chargemasters...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Eleventh Circuit Affirms ADA Preemption of Class Action Claims That Restrict Air Ambulance Operator's Prices

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• Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) preempts class action claims seeking to enforce Florida statute that limits an air ambulance operator's prices by prohibiting balance billing of unpaid invoices. • McCarran-Ferguson Act...more

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Ambulance Service Declared a Learned Profession in NJ

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Who knew? In New Jersey ambulance service is considered a “learned profession,” up there with medicine and law. And that classification provides more than prestige. It means exemption from the state’s Consumer Fraud Act...more

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Third Circuit Rejects Class Certification in Yet Another Consumer Case

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Consistent with its recent emphasis on the stringency of class certification requirements in consumer cases, the Third Circuit recently affirmed the denial of class certification in a consumer case involving alleged...more

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