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Removal Attorney General Parens Patriae

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State Attorneys General Served “home cooking” by the Supreme Court of the United States

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On January 14, 2014, in Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp., the Supreme Court held that a parens patriae action (one brought by the state on behalf of its injured citizens) does not constitute a ‘mass action’ and cannot be...more

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State AG Lawsuit Not Removable under CAFA, Second Circuit Holds

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a parens patriae action brought by a state attorney general is not removable from state to federal court as a “class action” under the Class Action Fairness Act....more

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