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Cert Granted in Interesting Class Action Appeal

By Sean Wajert on January 16, 2016
Posted in Class Action, Consumer Products

The Supreme Court has granted cert in an important case raising the issue whether a federal court of appeals has jurisdiction under both Article III a…
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Hon. Arlin M. Adams- A brief tribute

By Sean Wajert on December 28, 2015
Posted in Articles

Upon graduating from law school, I had the great privilege of serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Arlin M. Adams, who sat on the Third Circuit for near…
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Amicus Brief Applies Comcast in Ninth Circuit Appeal

By Sean Wajert on June 11, 2015
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently weighed in with an amicus brief in an interesting class action appeal in the Ninth Circuit. See Brazil v. Dole P…
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State Supreme Court Reinstates Defense Jury Verdict in Silica Litigation

By Sean Wajert on February 3, 2015
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

The Mississippi Supreme Court confirmed last week that the jury could have properly determined that plaintiff’s evidence failed to prove in a silica c…
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Expert Engineering Testimony Improperly Admitted

By Sean Wajert on January 20, 2015
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

A case from last week reminds us of the importance of appellate review of expert witness admissibility decisions, and the potential impact of junk sci…
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En Banc Appeals Court Interprets CAFA Mass Action Requirement

By Sean Wajert on November 20, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Drug and Device

The Ninth Circuit has weighed in on an interesting CAFA issue, holding that personal injury claims relating to prescription pain relief drugs belong i…
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Lone Pine Issue Moving to State Supreme Court

By Sean Wajert on April 28, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

Readers know we have posted before about the important case management tool known as the “Lone PIne” order. These “Lone Pine” or…
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Ninth Circuit En Banc Decision on Daubert Errors

By Sean Wajert on January 16, 2014
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

Readers may recall we posted about a Ninth Circuit case involving a worker at a paper mill who claimed asbestos exposure from various products used th…
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Voluntary Dismissal Not A Route To Appellate Review of Class Issue

By Sean Wajert on September 12, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action

Getting an appeals court to focus on class decisions- certification, refusal to certify, and decertification – can be crucial to litigants on both sid…
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D.C. Circuit Applies Comcast Guidance to Class Certification

By Sean Wajert on August 20, 2013
Posted in Articles, Class Action

Readers will recall our posts about Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), and the majority’s ruing that Rule 23 requires proof that damage…
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