Appeals, Class Action, Case Consolidation

Ninth Circuit Rejects Plaintiff’s Attempt to Contest Consolidation of Arbitration Claims

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/5/2025

On February 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a petition to compel individual arbitration against Starz Entertainment, LLC. The court held that the plaintiff, who...more

It’s Settled: A PAGA Plaintiff Has No Right to Intervene, Vacate or Object to Another PAGA Plaintiff’s Settlement, Affirms the...

BakerHostetler on 8/29/2024

In a welcome win for employers, the California Supreme Court recently blocked a PAGA plaintiff’s attempt to intervene and object to another PAGA plaintiff’s proposed settlement as a matter of right, in Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc.,...more

11th Circuit Finds One Unwanted Text Message Sufficient to Allow Standing to File Suit in Drazen v. Pinto

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/3/2023

In the case of Drazen v. Pinto, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc ruled unanimously that plaintiffs who received a single unwanted telemarketing text message suffered a concrete injury. In 2019, Susan...more

Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Taxpayer Recovery of Excess Tax Foreclosure Proceeds, Bars Multi-County Class Actions

Miller Canfield on 1/14/2022

Key Takeaways - ..The Michigan Court of Appeals rejected an effort to allow class action recovery of excess proceeds from the sale of tax foreclosed properties. ..The Court ruled that the Michigan Supreme Court's 2020...more

Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Class Certification in Lingering Litigation Against Department of Insurance

Carlton Fields on 10/9/2018

A Louisiana appeals court recently affirmed class certification in consolidated lawsuits, pending since 1991, against Louisiana’s Department of Insurance, other related state entities, and the state’s excess insurance...more

Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration Against Non-Signatory To Arbitration Agreement

Carlton Fields on 1/30/2017

The appeal arose from a consolidated case, originally three separate class actions, resulting from the alleged underfunding of Singing River Health System’s pension plan and KPMG’s alleged failure to detect that underfunding...more