Settlement, Class Certification, Putative Class Actions

Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q4 – We Give You the Benefit of the Bargain

Alston & Bird on 3/28/2025

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2024. In this edition, an overdue audiobook suit is shelved, an old case gets new reps and new...more

Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q3 - Catching the Class Action Waive(r)

Alston & Bird on 12/19/2023

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2023. In this edition, a mistake is just a mistake, “99.99%” isn’t 100% clear, and faxes aren’t always...more

Opt-Outs in Securities Class Action Settlements More Likely in Recent Years, Especially for Large and Complex Cases

Cornerstone Research on 10/26/2023

The percentage of securities class action settlements with at least one putative class member opting out has increased in recent years, according to a new report by Cornerstone Research in conjunction with Latham & Watkins...more

Credit Union Client Alert - NC Process for Settlement of a Putative Class Action Dispute

Kaufman & Canoles on 10/5/2023

NC Process for Settlement of a Putative Class Action Dispute: Terri Moose vs. Allegacy Federal Credit Union - Sometimes, the short-cut turns out to be the long way around. A North Carolina Business Court opinion by Judge...more

Class Actions Worldview - A Study of Trends Around the Globe - Part I: Class Actions in the United States and the European Union

Jones Day on 8/9/2023

Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world. The situation and risks remain in flux, however, as more countries have renewed momentum to...more

Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q1 – We Don’t Discount Confidentiality

Alston & Bird on 7/5/2023

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2023. In this edition, in pork we antitrust, paid time off is not pay, and if it’s free, it won’t cost...more

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Q1 2022

Alston & Bird on 7/18/2022

Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2022. In this edition, COVID cases are still endemic for insurance companies, kids’ contracts are voidable...more

Ninth Circuit Upholds Order Prohibiting Settlement Negotiations Before Class Certification

King & Spalding on 11/5/2019

On September 12, the Ninth Circuit denied a class action defendant’s request for a writ of mandamus directing a district court judge to withdraw his order prohibiting class settlement negotiations prior to certification. ...more

Ninth Circuit Affirms Important Distinction Between Settlement and Litigation Classes

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/27/2019

An en banc Ninth Circuit recently reinstated a nationwide class settlement that resolved consumer claims related to several of Hyundai’s and Kia’s advertised fuel economy standards. Joining several other circuits, the court...more

En Banc 9th Circuit Holds Class Action Certification Is Different For Settlement Classes

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/11/2019

• En banc 9th Circuit affirmed a $210 million settlement in multidistrict litigation against Hyundai and Kia relating to their alleged misrepresentations about the fuel efficiency of their vehicles, reversing the decision of...more

Must the Rule 23 Predominance Requirement Be Satisfied for Purposes of a Class Settlement? The Ninth Circuit Says, “Yes.”

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/21/2018

In 2015, the Rule 23 Subcommittee to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules floated the idea of amending Rule 23 to eliminate the predominance requirement for class certification in the settlement context. The suggestions...more

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