Eleventh Circuit Rejects Administrative Feasibility Requirement: What Does the Future Hold for Ascertainability?
As we discussed in our Spring 2017 issue of The Class Action Chronicle, courts have struggled to define the...more
3/10/2021
/ Administrative Feasibility ,
Ascertainable Class ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
Standing ,
Statute of Limitations
Interpreting Bristol-Myers : Are Unnamed Members of Nationwide Class Actions ‘Parties’? If So, When?
In 2017, the Supreme Court decided Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California (BMS), holding that a...more
8/11/2020
/ Article III ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Discovery ,
Due Process ,
Forum Selection ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 26(b)(1) ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Out-of-State Residents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Ripeness ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Substantially Similar ,
Vacated ,
Venue ,
Writ of Mandamus
Multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings comprise a large and growing portion of the federal civil docket. According to Lawyers for Civil Justice, an association of defense counsel, MDLs encompassed 52% of all federal civil...more