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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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Strategies In Class Action Engagement: Response To Class Certification

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This concludes our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. An order granting class certification is not the end of the battle regarding...more

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Strategies In Class Action Engagement: The Class Certification Hearing

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This continues our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. The defense team must consider whether the company’s best interests are better...more

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Strategies In Class Action Engagement: Third-Party Depositions, Part B

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This continues our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. Here, we focus on the uses of expert testimony. The Role of the Expert at the...more

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Courts May Certify Class Claims Where Damages Differ

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In Benton v. Telecom Network Specialists, Inc., the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District affirmed that employee wage and hour and meal break cases may be suitable for class certification even where...more

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