JD Supra

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

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, ...
JD Supra

9th Circuit Filets Tuna Classes, Holding That District Courts Must Evaluate the Degree of Uninjured Class Members Prior to Certification

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently weighed in on the effect of uninjured class members on class certification—decertifying three classes in Olean Wholesale Grocery Coop. v. Bee ...
Law

Sixth Circuit Creates Circuit Split on Insurance Valuation Class Action Certification

The Sixth Circuit concluded a federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee did not abuse its discretion when it certified the class. However, the Third, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth circuits this ...
The National Law Review

First Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement Based on Potential Intra-class Conflict, But Approves Named Plaintiff Incentive Awards

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Third Circuit Clarifies Class Action Standing and Ascertainability in 'Kelly'

These two pressures have probably kept many a consumer attorney up at night as they wrestled with how best to bring a would-be consumer class action in the Third Circuit knowing the case law that ...
The National Law Review

Seventh Circuit Emphasizes “Rigorous Analysis” to Certify Class against University for Its Decision to Cancel Classes during the Pandemic

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The Washington Post

The 2nd Circuit’s second-class Second Amendment intermediate scrutiny

On Wednesday I examined two aspects of Monday’s 2nd Circuit decision mostly upholding firearms and magazine bans in New York and Connecticut, in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Cuomo and ...