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Class Action Decertification Corporate Counsel

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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California Appellate Court Affirms Employer’s Decertification of Meal and Rest Period Class Action

The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, recently affirmed a trial court ruling decertifying a wage-and-hour class action alleging a hospital failed to comply with protections for meal and rest periods for...more

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Second Circuit Affirms Class Decertification Based On Inadequate Representation

Class certification is often discussed as a “stage” of litigation, but the Second Circuit’s recent decision in Jin v. Shanghai Original, Inc. et al is a good reminder that, even after a class is certified, class treatment...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2019

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our fall edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2019. The circuit courts were busy with class actions in the third quarter. Appellate judges were able...more

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Eleventh Circuit Decertifies TCPA Class on Traceability and Predominance Grounds

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On November 15, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit decertified a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class in Cordoba v. DIRECTV, LLC (No. 18-12077, 2019 WL 6044305), finding that the plaintiff could not adequately identify...more

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Significant TCPA Verdict Returned in Wakefield v. ViSalus, Inc.

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An Oregon federal jury reached a verdict in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action in April that exposes the defendant to a potential judgment in excess of $2.7 billion....more

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If Class Action Litigants Could Turn Back Time (The Text Would Have Said So)

Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Ninth Circuit decision, resolving a circuit split in ruling that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f)’s 14-day deadline for a losing party to file a petition for permission...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 23(f) Is Not Subject To Equitable Tolling

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In a decision important to class action practice, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f), which establishes a 14-day deadline to seek permission to appeal an order granting or denying class...more

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The Class Action Chronicle - Midyear Update 2018

This edition focuses on rulings issued between February 16, 2018, and June 15, 2018. In this issue, we cover three decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, five decisions denying such motions, 27 decisions...more

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Northern District of Illinois Decertifies TCPA Class Action

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On February 13, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois decertified a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) text-message class in light of new evidence of consent obtained during the...more

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The Class Action Chronicle - Winter 2017

In this issue, we cover two decisions granting motions to strike/dismiss class claims, three decisions denying such motions, 26 decisions denying class certification or reversing grants of class certification, 22 decisions...more

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