Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Class Certification, Mootness

The Supreme Court Punts Uninjured Class Question: Analyzing ‘Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis’

BakerHostetler on 6/16/2025

On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis on procedural grounds as having been “improvidently granted” and declined to address the underlying merits question...more

Update: Supreme Court Might Still Not Decide Whether a Class Can Contain Individuals Who Lack Any Article III Injury

Robinson Bradshaw on 5/6/2025

A few months ago, we wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant review in Labcorp v. Davis. As we noted at the time, Labcorp raises a long-debated question of class-action law: Can a federal court certify a...more

Mooting Monster Class Actions: Illinois Supreme Court Decision Provides Framework For Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed a state appellate court’s holding that in class action lawsuits, an effective tender made before a named plaintiff files a class certification motion satisfies...more

Tendering Full Relief to Moot a Class Action: It’s Still Possible in Illinois

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 2/25/2020

When a business is sued in a proposed class action and there is only a small amount at stake on the named plaintiff’s claim, often one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is: can’t we just pay the full value of the named...more

"2015-16 Supreme Court Update"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/20/2016

In its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court is once again poised to address a range of disputes relevant to businesses. These include significant constitutional issues, class action practice and other procedural matters, and...more

Call Answered: Supreme Court to Decide if Offer of Judgment Moots TCPA Class Action and Scope of Gov’t Contractor Liability

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/22/2015

On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action. The case raises two related questions that are the source of frequent litigation...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds Unaccepted Rule 68 Offer To Named Plaintiffs Does Not Moot A Class Action

Carlton Fields on 12/18/2014

The Eleventh Circuit recently held that a defendant may not moot a class action through an unaccepted Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 offer of complete relief to the named plaintiffs—but not to class members—before the...more

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