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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Class Action Plaintiffs In The Ninth Circuit Can No Longer Obtain Immediate Appellate Review Of Orders Denying Class Certification

The U.S. Supreme Court has closed a loophole that class action plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit had been exploiting to obtain immediate appellate review of a district court’s denial of class certification. The decision –...more

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Game On: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Xbox Plaintiffs Can Create Appellate Review

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Recently, the United States Supreme Court heard argument in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker, a case that may significantly impact class-action defense and appellate jurisdiction. Plaintiff classes frequently want to immediately...more

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Class Dismissed . . . But not Quite: Supreme Court to Review Appealability of Class Certification Denials When Plaintiffs...

Does a federal court have jurisdiction to review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss their claims with prejudice? That is the question the Supreme Court will consider in...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Certification Denials and Appellate Jurisdiction

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Last Week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Microsoft Xbox case to decide whether federal courts of appeals have jurisdiction to review orders denying class certification after named plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss...more

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That is SO last week - September 2015 #3

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Last week, The New York Times reported that men “feel entitled to take time off for family” too. The subject of the article was Josh Levs, a former CNN reporter who wanted more time off when his third child was born...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Baker v. Microsoft Corporation Revisited: Video Gaming Company Seeks to Stop Class Action Plaintiffs From Shortcutting the Appeals...

We recently reported on a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reversing a district court’s decision to strike class action allegations in a putative class action against Microsoft. Baker v. Microsoft Corp., No. 12-35946,...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Order Striking Class Allegations in Microsoft Xbox Case

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The Ninth Circuit reversed an order striking class allegations against Microsoft reasoning that the Washington district court misapplied its precedent and thereby abused its discretion. Plaintiffs alleged that a design defect...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Baker v. Microsoft Corporation: Game Companies Beware, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision May Make It More Difficult to...

A Quick Overview - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s decision to strike the class action allegations of a putative class action against Microsoft. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - October 2013

Top Story - Six Months Since Comcast: What Do Recent Decisions Mean For Antitrust Practitioners? Every antitrust lawyer should be familiar with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133...more

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