The federal court in Maryland recently rejected a proposed class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, raising the important issue of as
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Class Certification Denied in Dog Treat Case
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A federal court recently denied certification to a proposed nationwide class in a suit alleging defective dog treats. See Holt, et al. v. Globalinx P…
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Federal Court Rejects Fraud Class Action
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A federal court stayed a rejected proposed class action pending the outcome of plaintiffs’ petition for interlocutory appeal of the class certificatio…
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Denial of Class Certification Does Not Deprive Federal Court of CAFA Jurisdiction
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Quick CAFA point for our readers. Another federal court has ruled that the denial of a motion for class certification does not divest a federal distri…
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Voluntary Dismissal Not A Route To Appellate Review of Class Issue
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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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Homeowner Class Decertified Under Statute of Repose
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A federal court last week decertified a class of North Carolina homeowners who alleged breach of warranty against the manufacturer of window trim in a…
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Another Plaintiff Fails to Obtain Class Certification for Claims About Products Not Actually Purchased
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We’ve posted before about the curious phenomenon of plaintiffs suing about the labeling on a product they never even purchased. Recently class certifi…
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Consumer Fraud Claims Denied; Class Decertified
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A federal court ruled recently for defendant in a proposed class action about the labeling of an iced tea product. See Ries v. Arizona Beverages USA L…
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Denial of Class Certification Affirmed in Cellphone Case
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The Eleventh Circuit last week upheld a trial court’s refusal to certify a class action accusing the defendant of improperly reactivating lost o…
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Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Licensing Case
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A New York federal court rejected a class certification motion recently in a suit over Scholastic Corp.’s alleged use of photographs in publications f…
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