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Are Statute of Limitations Battles Becoming the New Frontline in Water Injection Cases?

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When your neighbor's wastewater tanks your oil wells, when exactly can you sue? A Texas court wrestles with a timing question reshaping industry battles....more

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After Oral Argument, Supreme Court Dismisses Labcorp Appeal of Class Certification Based On Article III Standing and Circuit Split...

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On April 29, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Labcorp v. Davis, in which it considered the question of whether Article III standing must be determined for all members of the class, including uninjured members,...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 16 - 20, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Hicks v. Middleton - vicarious liability, employment, course and scope - UHS v. Sec’y of Labor - OSHA, workplace violence, employer - JF v. Carnival - negligence, cruise,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

False Start: U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Decide Whether Courts May Certify Damages Classes That Include Uninjured Class Members

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On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court changed course and dismissed the writ of certiorari that it previously had granted in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304 (U.S. June 5, 2025). In doing so,...more

Morgan Lewis

US Supreme Court Considers Whether Classes with Uninjured Members Can Be Certified

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The US Supreme Court held oral arguments in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Labcorp v. Davis, et al. to consider the issue of whether a federal court can certify a class when some of the members of the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Seventh Circuit reverses lower court’s FDCPA case, holding plaintiff lacked standing

On March 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court judgment in a case involving statutory damages under the FDCPA for lack of injury. The court asserted that statutory damages alone do...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California appellate court rules statutory damages don’t require proof of injury under state law

On February 13, in a decision from the California Court of Appeal, the court examined whether a consumer must establish actual damages to pursue statutory damages under California’s Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (FDBPA). The...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Class Action Decisions Published January 2025 - Developments in Class Action Law

Highlights from this issue include cases such as Pro Se Civil Rights Class Actions. The Seventh Circuit affirmed that a pro se prisoner cannot adequately represent a class, and more....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 14-18, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Siples v. BR Exploration – Daubert, causation testimony, toxic exposure - Lozman v. Riviera Bch – eminent domain, comprehensive plan, ripeness - Hidroelectrica Santa Rita v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 30-October 4, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Hill - evidence, theft, false claim - Gilmore v. Ga DOC - en banc grant, vacating this qualified immunity decision - Johnson v. Terry - Bivens claims, rehearing...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 23-27, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Holland - hearsay, coconspirators - USA v. Moore - theft of property, maritime, jury instruction - USA v. Cenephat - evidence, other bad acts; sentencing- Corbitt v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 16-20, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - McCreight v. Auburn Bank - employment; sex, age discrimination, mixed motives - USA v. Butler - right to self-representation; drug possession evidence - Turner v. Jordan - ad...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 9-13, 2024

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Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - Sexton v. State - capital case, direct appeal - In re Fla R Mediators - amended rules - In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 2-6, 2024

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USA v. Wall - competency, RICO, trafficking, evidence, instructions, sentencing... Steines v. Westgate Palace - arbitration, Military Lending Act... USA v. Deleon - sentencing, physically restrained... USA v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 26-30, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals USA v. Schwarzbaum - IRS, penalties ECB v. Chubb - insurance, policy interpretation, financial institution Boyd v. DOC - postconviction relief Eknes-Tucker v. Ala Gov - en...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 19-23, 2024

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Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire fraud, false statements, evidence,...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 12-16, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 5-9, 2024

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Commodities & Min v. CVG - arbitration confirmation - USA v. Bush - escape, instructions, mens rea - AW v. Coweta Cnty Sch Dist - ADA, Title II, emotional distress damages - USA v. Munoz - denaturalization, estoppel - ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - August 2023

Post-TransUnion, A Closer Examination of Threshold for Article III Standing- Class action trials are rare. The potential magnitude of an adverse verdict, even when improbable, makes the risks of trial unpalatable for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Class Victory Vacated as Seventh Circuit Adds to Current Split Over Standing and Intangible Injuries

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The Seventh Circuit rejected emotional distress and other intangible injuries as a basis for Article III standing in a class action seeking statutory damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In Pierre v....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Flushable Wipes, Take Three: The Second Circuit Gets Injunctive Standing Right, But Classwide Damages Models Wrong

As our readers know, we’ve kept a close eye on the “flushable wipes” litigation—known variously as Kurtz v. Costco and Belfiore v. Procter & Gamble—as it has bounced between Judge Weinstein’s courtroom in the Eastern District...more

Carlton Fields

Through the Looking Glass: Damages “Warts” Wreck Injunction Class

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Mirror, mirror on the class, are damages what you really asked? The Eleventh Circuit reversed an interlocutory order certifying an injunction class, rejecting the plaintiffs’ ploy “to lop off all the damages-based warts...more

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Fourth Circuit Upholds $61 Million Judgment Against Dish Network for Third-Party TCPA Violations

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The recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirming the district court's judgment imposing more than $61 million in damages against Dish Network for its vendor's violations of the Telephone...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Rules: “Aggrieved” Person Does Not Require Separate, “Actual” Injury for Biometric Information Privacy Act...

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On January 25, 2019, the Supreme Court of Illinois held in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. that an "aggrieved" person entitled to seek damages and injunctive relief under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - September 2018

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Hyatt v. Pato (No. 2017-1722, 9/24/18) (Reyna, Wallach, Hughes) - Hughes, J. Reversing dismissal for lack of subject matter description stating, “the exclusive jurisdiction of this court and the Eastern Virginia district...more

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