The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc., –– S. Ct. ––, 2025 WL 1773631 (U.S. June 27, 2025), restricting the use of “universal injunctions” by federal district courts, is receiving extensive attention...more
A recent Texas Supreme Court decision in a class action caught my eye because it addressed several significant class certification issues, including one that I’ve seen regularly and another that the court analyzed in a new...more
6/3/2024
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing ,
TX Supreme Court ,
USAA
When a business is sued in a proposed class action and there is only a small amount at stake on the named plaintiff’s claim, often one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is: can’t we just pay the full value of the named...more
2/25/2020
/ Admissions of Liability ,
Appropriate Equitable Relief ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business Ownership ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Defense Strategies ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mootness ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Removal ,
Rule 68 ,
Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Tender Rules
A recent decision by a Washington federal district court caught my eye because it involved a circumstance I often see—a new development in the law results in a class action lawsuit being filed before the defendant has an...more
2/11/2020
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Auto Insurance ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Likelihood of Harm ,
Mootness ,
Policy Terms ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Superiority Claims ,
Treble Damages
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez was argued yesterday in the U.S. Supreme Court. It is one of several major class action cases that will be decided by the Court this Term. It presents the question of whether a putative class...more
A recent Ninth Circuit decision caught my eye. It addressed whether a state enforcement action can be barred by a class action settlement on the same issue, finding that it was barred in part, to the extent the suit sought...more
12/2/2014
/ Advertising ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Privity of Contract ,
Res Judicata ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
Unfair Competition