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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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Ninth Circuit First to Take Up Offers of Judgment After Campbell-Ewald

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As we reported earlier this year in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663, 672 (2016), the Supreme Court held that a putative class action does not become moot when a defendant merely offers a named plaintiff full...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mooting Class Actions by Offer of Judgment – Episode 2: The Ninth Circuit Strikes Back

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In Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (Jan. 20, 2016), the Supreme Court resolved a split among courts and held that an unaccepted settlement offer of complete individual relief does not moot the plaintiff’s lawsuit. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Court Insures Allstate Against Unsound Trial Plan Mayhem

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Allstate Insurance Company “insured” a major victory last week in an off the clock class action pending in Los Angeles Superior Court, vindicating employers’ argument that plaintiffs cannot simply intone the magical...more

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Ninth Circuit Approves Statistical Sampling And Affirms Certification Of Overtime Class

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The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed certification of a class of an estimated 800 current and former California-based Allstate Insurance Company adjusters who allege that Allstate has a practice or unofficial policy of...more

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