Three new Supreme Court decisions to comment on this week. Let’s take one at a time and start with Dukes v. Wal-Mart, 564 U.S. __ (2011). The U.S. Sup
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Update on Chinese Drywall Litigation
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission last week announced the results of testing performed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on allegedly …
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State Supreme Court Rejects Nationwide Consumer Fraud Class
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A recurring theme at MassTortDefense has been the risks associated with the plaintiffs’ bar growing creativity in the use of state consumer fraud acts…
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Appeals Court Affirms Rejection of Class Action in HDTV Case
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The California appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny plaintiff’s motion for class certification in a case involving high definit…
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