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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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Protective Order Barring Use of Discovery Materials in Other Litigation Was Vacated

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[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of Michael Berman.] A protective order barring post-settlement use by plaintiffs’ counsel of defendant’s discovery responses in other litigation was vacated in Cordero...more

Troutman Amin LLP

WAVE OF LITIGATION ENDED?: Are the TCPA’s Quiet Hour Rules Dead After Friday’s Supreme Court Ruling?

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As TCPAWorld.com readers know, 2025 has seen a massive rush of TCPA class litigation. Indeed such filings are up over 100 percent from last year– which was already the highest volume year in history. The biggest volume of...more

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Justice Kavanaugh Signals One Conservative Vote in Labcorp Toward Imposing a Pre-Certification Standing Requirement Under FRCP 23

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On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to decide the question, certified in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, as to “[w]hether a federal court may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Decide Key Class Certification Issue

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On June 5, 2025, the US Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted a closely watched case that could have clarified whether federal courts may certify damages class actions under Rule 23 when the class includes both...more

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