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Fairness in Class Action Litigation Bill Moving Forward

By Sean Wajert on December 26, 2015
Posted in Articles

Earlier this year we posted about the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act when it was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. Our readers know …
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“The Rise of Empty Suit Litigation”

By Sean Wajert on August 17, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Medical Monitoring

Two of my partners here at SHB, Victor Schwartz (of the famed “Schwartz on Torts” casebook) and Cary Silverman, just published a new artic…
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Class Certification Denied in Drug Case

By Sean Wajert on January 2, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Drug and Device

A federal court rejected a proposed class action in which plaintiffs alleged that a drug maker misstated the frequency of potential side effects. See …
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Mouthwash Class Action Washed Out

By Sean Wajert on November 13, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

A federal judge earlier this month granted defendant’s motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit accusing it of using misleading labeling on i…
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Federal Court Decertifies “Natural” Damages Class Action- Naturally

By Sean Wajert on November 11, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

A federal court last week ordered decertification of a damages class action challenging “all natural” fruit labels, due to deficiencies wi…
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DRI Product Liability Conference Underway

By Sean Wajert on April 12, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Medical Monitoring

This week I am attending the DRI Product Liability seminar. Yesterday’s highlights included a keynote address by Hon. Anne Northup, Commissioner of th…
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Court Permits Plaintiffs to Evade CAFA Mass Action Reach

By Sean Wajert on November 16, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action

Readers know that one of the effects of the Class Action Fairness Act has been to encourage plaintiff counsel to get creative in ways to defeat federa…
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JPML Orders Gulf Oil Spill MDL to Eastern District of Louisiana

By Sean Wajert on August 11, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation yesterday selected New Orleans as the site of the oil spill litigation MDL. The Panel ordered coordinat…
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Parties File Joint Report in Toyota MDL

By Sean Wajert on May 13, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products

The three attorneys serving as interim plaintiffs’ counsel in the Toyota multidistrict litigation have filed a joint Preliminary Report, pursuant to t…
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