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Carlton Fields

Magistrate Judge Had Authority To Enter Final Judgment Without Consent Of Absent Class Members But Abused Discretion In Approving...

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The Ninth Circuit held that a magistrate judge was not required to obtain the consent of absent class members to approve a settlement in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case and to enter a final judgment after...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Supreme Court Rules Settlement Offer Does Not Moot Class Action

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On January 20th, 2016, in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, a case closely watched by both sides of the class action bar, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an opinion authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg that an unaccepted Rule...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Whether Claims are Moot in Gomez

The Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit's ruling and held that Defendant's unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment did not moot Plaintiff's case. Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, — U.S.— (Jan. 20, 2016)....more

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