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Ballard Spahr LLP

One Size Fits None: Sixth Circuit Demands State-by-State Analysis in Auto Defect Class Actions

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a full en banc decision, raised the pleading and proof standards for plaintiffs seeking to certify multistate automotive defect class actions. The court’s June 27, 2025,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Sixth Circuit: Reliance Can Bar Class Certification Even if Not Express Element of Consumer Statutory Claim

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Courts routinely refuse to certify consumer class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) based on the need for an individualized showing of the reliance element of a fraud or deceptive trade practices claim....more

Robinson Bradshaw

The Dangers of Watering Down Class-Certification Standards in Fraud Cases

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Class actions have long been difficult to certify in fraud cases.  But a recent district court decision in California takes a new approach that would make class certification in fraud cases the norm.  That decision is now on...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Ghost of Systems Past: “Big Data” Suits Loom, But Old Data Issues Remain Unresolved

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2017 could be big for litigation over “Big Data” applications in insurance. This past year saw the filing of several “price optimization” class actions, and claims against a fraud detection tool, similar to the ones used by...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification in Complete Sham Telemarketing RICO Case

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the denial of class certification in a case brought against a bank and its payment processors that allegedly engaged in a fraudulent scheme to cause...more

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