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
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