The Seventh Circuit remanded an Instagram user’s appeal after the court found that Groupon’s notice of removal did not allege the citizenship of any diverse member of the putative class. The decision highlights the importance...more
10/28/2019
/ Advertising ,
Appeals ,
CAFA ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Groupon ,
Instagram ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Mandated Diversity Requirements ,
Motion to Remand ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Removal ,
Resident Status ,
Right of Publicity ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
On May 28, 2019, Justice Clarence Thomas — joined by unlikely allies Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan — wrote the 5-4 majority opinion holding that third-party counterclaim defendants in class actions do not...more
5/31/2019
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Co-Defendants ,
Counterclaims ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
General Removal Provisions ,
Home Depot USA Inc v Jackson ,
Jurisdiction ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party