Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted the petition for writ of mandamus brought by twelve...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Ituah, et al. v. Austin State Hospital, a federal magistrate judge in Texas recently recommended the denial of a motion for class certification brought by patients alleging disability discrimination...more
1/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Lost Evidence ,
Numerosity ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Rape ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Section 504 ,
Sexual Assault
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently granted the petition of six Ohio cities to appeal the ...more
11/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Municipalities ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Substance Abuse
Seyfarth Synopsis: In complex class actions, courts have looked to Rule 23 to authorize class actions either for trial, or for approval of a previously negotiated settlement. Now as thousands of public entities nationwide...more
9/16/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Due Process ,
FRCP 23 ,
Manufacturers ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Public Entities ,
Public Funds ,
Reimbursements
Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 4, 2019, in Woods-Early v. Corning Corp., Case No. 18-CV-6162, a race discrimination class action, Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York...more
As we blogged earlier this week, the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 has sent shockwaves throughout the halls of power in Washington, D.C. The balance within the U.S. Supreme Court between...more
In a new order issued on November 13, 2015 in Brand, et al. v. Comcast Corp., Case No. 11-CV-8471 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 13, 2015), a matter we have previously blogged on here, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the U.S. District Court...more
In a recent order in Medici, et al. v. City of Chicago, Case No. 15 C 5891, 2015 WL 6501153 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 27, 2015), Judge Charles P. Kocoras of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a...more
11/6/2015
/ Appearance Policy ,
Balancing Test ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Dress Codes ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Personal Expression ,
Police ,
Public Employees ,
Public Interest ,
Tattoo Policy ,
Uniforms
In an order recently issued in James Robinson III, et al. v. General Motors Company, et al., Case No. 15-CV-158-Y (N.D. Tex. Oct. 21, 2015), Judge Terry R. Means of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas...more
10/29/2015
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
General Motors ,
Injunctions ,
Leave to Amend ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Leave
In an order recently issued in EEOC v J.R. Baker Farms, LLC, et al., Case No. 7:14-CV-136 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 9, 2015), Senior Judge Hugh Lawson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia compelled the EEOC to...more
9/16/2015
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
FRCP 23 ,
Mach Mining ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Motions to Quash ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Rule 30(b)(6) ,
Title VII ,
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