The decision to grant or deny class certification is usually the most pivotal aspect of a putative class action. A denial of class certification frequently disposes of the case altogether, while a grant often leads to...more
In This Issue:
- The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015
- Class Certification Decisions:
..Decisions Granting Motions to Strike/Dismiss Class Claims
..Decisions Denying Motions to...more
6/17/2015
/ Breach of Contract ,
CAFA ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Discovery ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Estoppel ,
FACTA ,
FDCPA ,
FRCP 23 ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Jurisdiction ,
Leave to Amend ,
Local Controversy Exception ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion To Strike ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Product Defects ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reasonable Person Test ,
Remand ,
Res Judicata ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015
This is the third edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more
3/8/2014
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Burden of Proof ,
Butler v Sears ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
EFTA ,
FDCPA ,
Fraud ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
Injunctions ,
Motion To Strike ,
Negligence ,
Numerosity ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Removal ,
RESPA ,
Rule 68 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
Unfair Competition ,
Whirlpool v Glazer
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily vacated and remanded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Butler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 702 F.3d 359 (7th Cir. 2012), for further consideration in...more