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Class Action Putative Class Actions Notice Requirements

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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Plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to test class action theories under New York City’s Biometrics Law

A putative class action complaint filed against the parent company of the New York Mets underscores the need for businesses in New York City to comply with an oft-overlooked law governing the collection and use of consumer...more

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Employers Beware – Slew of Class Actions Filed Alleging Violations of Washington's Pay Transparency Requirements in Job Postings

Within the past week, roughly 30 class action lawsuits were filed against myriad employers alleging violations of Washington's new(ish) pay transparency law. This is a good time for employers to review their job postings,...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Taxpayer Recovery of Excess Tax Foreclosure Proceeds, Bars Multi-County Class Actions

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Key Takeaways - ..The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected an effort to allow class action recovery of excess proceeds from the sale of tax foreclosed properties. ..The Court ruled that the Michigan Supreme Court's 2020...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Administrative Feasibility is Not a Requirement for Class Certification

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On February 2, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a significant decision holding that a putative class representative does not need to establish an administratively feasible method to...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2020

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More than six months into the pandemic, there is still no easy or definitive answer to the question many retailers are asking about whether there is coverage for their business interruption losses related to COVID-19....more

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New Statutory Framework Mandated for Employers Seeking to Limit Notice to Putative Class Members in an Enforceable Arbitration...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently articulated a new statutory framework for determining whether notice to a putative plaintiff should be issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). At...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A U.S.-Style Regime for Class Action Litigation Looms Large in the EU

Multinational corporations operating in the United States and abroad encounter complex and dispositive legal frameworks that govern not only substantive rights, but also procedural rules that dictate who may assert such...more

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2018 Amendments to Rule 23 – Summarized

Effective December 1 of this year, Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – governing class action lawsuits – was amended. Among other things, the amendments modernize the rule with respect to electronic...more

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A Primer: Wisconsin's New Class Action Statute

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The amendment of Wis. Stat. section 803.08, which takes effect July 1, 2018, modernizes and brings needed clarity to class action practice in Wisconsin state courts. Precedent from the federal courts should help guide...more

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Will The Supreme Court Allow Class Action Stacking?

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Parties have long argued over whether the filing of a class action tolls the statute of limitations for absent class members so that they can pursue a separate class action if the initial action fails to be certified for any...more

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New York Court of Appeals Decision Requires Needless Notice of Individual Settlements in Putative Class Actions

Class actions have dual natures. They start out as only individual cases, but they can become massive, collective cases where the rights of absent parties are adjudicated all at once. In most respects, class certification...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines New York Court's Definition of "Class Action" and "Members of the Class"

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case in which the New York Court of Appeals provided guidance on Rule 908 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules, deciding that Rule 908 requires sending notice of a...more

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New York’s Highest Court: Pre-Certification Settlements Require Classwide Notice

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York Court of Appeals holds that the state’s class action rules require notice of settlements to be sent to putative class members – even though no class has been certified....more

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ANDA Update - October 2015

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Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more

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Judge denies Gawker blog interns’ request to notify class action members through broad social media postings

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U.S. District Court Judge Alison J. Nathan denied a request by the Gawker group of interns, who filed a class action against Gawker for its unfair business practices, to disseminate notice of their class action through...more

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