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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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Security for Costs Decision Allows Significant Recognition and Enforcement Appeal to Proceed

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On October 31, 2017, the Ontario Court of Appeal released the latest decision in a nearly 25-year legal saga being pursued on behalf of approximately 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorian villagers affected by environmental pollution...more

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Toward Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding in Class Actions

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In January 2012, a natural gas-drilling rig exploded off the coast of Nigeria and burned for more than 40 days. Two years later, six Nigerians filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California...more

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February 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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Four of the eight court cases we report on below in our February 2017 monthly update of IC misclassification cases involve Uber, and each of those cases were victories for the ride-sharing, on-demand company. Although none of...more

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Bankrolling Class Actions: Court Rules That Plaintiff Must Identify Third-Party Funder Of Class Action Lawsuit

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The increasingly common practice of third-party funding of class actions, which provides tax incentives to plaintiffs’ attorneys and third-party funders alike, may no longer be protected under...more

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Federal Court Rules Boilermakers Didn’t Decide All Issues And Orders Company To File A Form 8-K

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At first glance, the plaintiff’s position in Bushansky v. Armacost, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88072 (N.D. Cal. June 25, 2014) seems a bit peculiar. The plaintiff had filed suit challenging Chevron Corporation’s adoption of an...more

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