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A Not-So-Modest Proposal: Class Action Changes Could Have Big Impact

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Like many things these days, the legal landscape is changing. One target is class action litigation. Some important new proposals have the potential to dramatically alter class actions in the near future. In particular, these...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"The Class Action Chronicle - Summer 2016"

This is the 12th edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings issued...more

K&L Gates LLP

Grasping for a Hold on “Ascertainability”: The Implicit Requirement for Class Certification and its Evolving Application

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The concept of “ascertainability” serves as an important arrow in the quiver of a defendant seeking to prevent certification of a putative class action in federal court. Recently, the issue of what a plaintiff must...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Splitting the Difference: Recent Developments in Circuit Splits Over Class Action Lawsuits

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It has been a busy summer for federal appellate courts deciding class action issues. Amidst all the sound and fury, this summer's decisions so far highlight two splits among the federal circuits, while also diminishing if...more

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