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Paul Hastings LLP

The Verdict Is In: SuperValu Wins at Trial Despite Knowingly Submitting False Claims

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In 2023, we wrote about the Supreme Court’s decision in United States ex. rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. interpreting the False Claims Act’s (FCA) scienter standard to require inquiry into a defendant’s subjective knowledge....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Exclusion of Damages Expert at Class Certification Stage Results in Partial Denial of Certification Motion

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Just a decade ago, it was still an open question whether parties could challenge the admissibility of expert testimony in class certification proceedings. The United States Supreme Court recognized the issue in Wal-Mart...more

King & Spalding

Recent Supreme Court Rulings on Class Actions

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The Supreme Court continued to focus on class action litigation during this term, handing down a number of significant rulings relating to jurisdiction, class certification, and arbitration of putative class claims. The many...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts To Look At The Merits In Determining Whether To Certify A Class

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Comcast v Behrend is the latest in a series of United States Supreme Court cases in recent years that have restricted the ability of plaintiffs to certify federal class actions. In so doing, it has expanded the scope of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Supreme Court Comcast Decision Makes Antitrust Class Action Certification More Difficult

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend, an antitrust case involving a class of more than two million current and former cable television subscribers in the Philadelphia area, raises the bar for...more

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Common and Predominating Damages: Comcast Opinion Extends Wal-Mart v. Dukes' Standards for Class Certification but Leaves the...

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On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case No. 11-864, which provides a valuable tool for the defense in combatting class certification in antitrust cases and other types of class...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Requires Proof at Certification Stage that Damages Can Be Measured on Class-Wide Basis

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In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided earlier this week that putative class plaintiffs could not bring a class action antitrust lawsuit unless they could show that their damages could be measured on a class-wide basis....more

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Supreme Court Raises The Bar For Class Actions

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Today the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a pivotal decision, holding that as a prerequisite for certification of a class action, a plaintiff must introduce admissible evidence to show that the case is susceptible to awarding...more

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