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

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/7/2025

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

Another Court Takes A Bite Out Of Forum Shopping: Plaintiffs Must Bring Nationwide Class Claims Where Defendants Are Incorporated...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/6/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country have ruled that they...more

Southern District of New York Puts Brakes on Consumer Fraud Class Action

King & Spalding on 8/2/2019

On June 14, 2019, the Southern District of New York declined to certify a consumer fraud class action arising from alleged brake defects, holding that an abundance of individualized issues defeated predominance....more

Jury Returns Massive Verdict in Hospital Gown Fraud Lawsuit

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/14/2017

On Friday, April 8, 2017, a federal jury in California sent shockwaves throughout the healthcare and legal community when it returned a $454 million verdict against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and its affiliate Halyard Health Inc....more

NJ Federal Court Confirms: No Consumer Fraud Claims For Product ‘Harm’

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/12/2015

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has once again confirmed a recent trend in consumer fraud class actions based on product liability claims: if the essence of the claim is harm caused by an allegedly...more

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