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Removal Class Action Fairness Act Parens Patriae

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State Attorney General Parens Patriae Actions Are Not Removable to Federal Court as CAFA “Mass Actions”

This week the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. that parens patriae actions in which the State is the sole plaintiff are not “mass actions” under the Class Action Fairness...more

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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 Attorney General Lawsuit Not Removable under CAFA, Supreme Court Holds

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Resolving a conflict in the circuits, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a parens patriae action brought by a state attorney general is not removable from state to federal court as a “mass action” under the...more

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SCOTUS Considers the Fate of State AG Lawsuits under CAFA in Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp.

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On November 6, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp., Docket No. 12-1036. This case comes out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and...more

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Legal Alert: Supreme Court to Decide Removability of Parens Patriae Actions Under CAFA

On May 28, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corporation, No. 12-1036, to consider whether a parens patriae action brought by a state attorney general is removable as a “mass...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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