A federal court in Massachusetts federal court recently denied class certification to consumers who claimed their wood-plastic composite decks were de
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Court of Appeals Rejects Nuisance Class
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The Eighth Circuit recently reversed class certification in a recent environmental case. See Smith v. ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Co., No. 14-2191 (8th C…
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Long-lasting Lipstick Class Kissed Off
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A federal court has rejected a proposed class of plaintiffs who alleged that they purchased deceptively labeled lipstick and foundation, in part becau…
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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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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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Supreme Court Remands Two Class Actions in Light of Comcast
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Earlier this week I spoke at a CLE seminar on the topic of class actions, and part of my focus was the recent Supreme Court decision in Comcast Corp. …
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Toy Class Rejected on Commonality Grounds
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Christmas ought to be the toy season, after all Suzy wants a dolly and Johnny wants a truck. But the plaintiff bar wants it to be season of toy litiga…
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Food Spread Class Action Certified: What Happened to Wal-mart?
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A California federal judge recently denied certification of a nationwide class, but certified a statewide class of plaintiffs in a suit over allegedly…
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Ninth Circuit Applies Dukes
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The Ninth Circuit issued an interesting class action decision applying several of the key aspects of the recent Supreme Court decision in Wal–Ma…
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Dukes Applied to Reconsideration of Class Certification
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A state court recently denied the motion of a group of Michigan residents to certify a class action regarding their dioxin claims against Dow Chemical…
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