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”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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