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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.
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Supreme Court restricts universal injunctions, but plaintiffs find a “workaround”

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At the end of its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal district courts do not have equity power to issue so-called “universal” (also known as “nationwide”) injunctions. At issue in...more

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A U.S.-Style Regime for Class Action Litigation Looms Large in the EU

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Multinational corporations operating in the United States and abroad encounter complex and dispositive legal frameworks that govern not only substantive rights, but also procedural rules that dictate who may assert such...more

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U.S. Department of Justice Will Likely Become More Active in Reviewing Proposed Class Action Settlements

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• The DOJ has streamlined its process for reviewing CAFA settlement notices. • The DOJ will likely become more aggressive in reviewing class action settlements for fairness, reasonableness and conformity with DOJ policy...more

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Ascertainability and Predominance Foil Certification of Spyware Invasion of Privacy Class

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A Georgia district court denied certification of a multi-state common law invasion of privacy class in which plaintiff sought damages and an injunction against the lessor of computers allegedly containing unauthorized...more

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Sanctions Imposed on Five Attorneys for Class Settlement Forum Shopping

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Five Arkansas attorneys have been formally reprimanded by a federal judge in the Western District of Arkansas after stipulating to dismissal “for the purposes of seeking a more favorable forum and avoiding an adverse...more

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