Often defendants in proposed class actions think of an individual’s playing a dual role as lead plaintiff and class counsel as a useful fact to defeat
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Rare Class Decision Describing Adequacy Prong
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The adequacy prong of Rule 23 as applied to named representatives probably does not garner as much attention in litigation as the other prerequisites.
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Federal Court Rejects Copycat Class Action
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A California federal court declined to certify a putative class of consumers in a suit accusing defendant of marketing defective dryers. See Martin M…
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Class Certification Denied in Plant Explosion Case
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A Massachusetts federal court last week declined to certify a class in a suit against chemical company Ashland Inc., in a dispute over a factory explo…
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Reconsideration Denied in Rejected “All Natural” Class Action
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Here is an update on an interesting case we posted on before. A federal court last week denied a motion for reconsideration of its ruling that denied …
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Court of Appeals Breathes New Life Into Class Action Prerequisite
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The Seventh Circuit last week affirmed the trial court’s decision not to certify a class of consumers making product liability claims against the make…
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Class Certification Denied in BPA MDL
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The federal judge in the MDL involving BPA in baby bottles refused last week to certify three proposed multistate classes in this multidistrict litiga…
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Proposed Class Rep Not Adequate: Got Your Dates Straight?
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A federal court in New Jersey last week joined the small but growing trend (call it a simmer not a boil) of courts putting some real meaning into the …
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