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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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The Value of Consumer Surveys in Class Action Cases

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As savvy plaintiffs and defendants know, the viability of class actions relies on evidence—and surveys are the best way to generate evidence about consumer behaviors or opinions. In class actions, surveys provide evidence to...more

Montgomery McCracken

Recent Third Circuit Opinion Reinforces That Daubert Requires Courts to Examine the Data Underlying an Expert’s Analysis

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February 11, 2025 Types : Alerts Meta Platforms, Inc. recently defeated certification of a class of consumers who claim the company lied about its user privacy safeguards and violated antitrust laws. ...more

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Article III and Rule 23: Fourth Circuit Holds That Individualized Article III Issues Preclude Class Certification

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For many causes of action, a plaintiff is required to establish an actual “injury” caused by the alleged violation of law. That requirement can be a powerful barrier to class certification if individualized factual inquiries...more

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New York federal court denies class certification for antitrust plaintiffs for the second time on predominance grounds

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For the second time, a New York federal district judge denied a motion for class certification filed by caustic soda purchasers, ruling that the plaintiffs had failed to meet the predominance requirement under Federal Rule of...more

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Beware of the “Influencer”

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The proliferation of social media has transformed the world in many ways including how people communicate, becoming a preferred vehicle for political discourse and an important source of information in litigation. It has also...more

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