The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a full en banc decision, raised the pleading and proof standards for plaintiffs seeking to certify multistate automotive defect class actions. The court’s June 27, 2025,...more
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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reaffirmed the importance of requiring a plaintiff in a class action to show there is a reliable and administratively feasible method for ascertaining who...more
In a rare and cautionary opinion, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has precluded the testimony and report of an expert proffered by a defendant in opposition to certification in a consumer product class...more