A federal court last week ordered decertification of a damages class action challenging “all natural” fruit labels, due to deficiencies wi
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Yet Another Artificial “Natural” Class Action Shot Down in the Food Court
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A federal court has found numerous issues precluding class certification of three proposed class actions challenging the labels of defendant’s food pr…
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Class Certification Reversed in Unfair Trade Practices Case
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A Florida appeals court recently decertified a class action with an unusual theory: a car maker who allegedly used headlights that can be too easily s…
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Summary Judgment Affirmed in Medical Monitoring Class Action
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The First Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling rejecting a proposed class action seeking medical monitoring for alleged exposure to hazardous …
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Class Plaintiffs Ordered to Brief Damages Theory Under Comcast
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We have posted about the impact of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426, 1435 (2013). As the Supreme Court reemphasized in Comcast, in order for …
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Comcast Requirement of Class-wide Damages Dooms Class
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A California federal court has denied class certification to a putative class of consumers who bought food products marketed as healthy, which alleged…
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Juice Class Decertified at Close of Discovery
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A federal court recently decertified a class action filed on behalf of juice buyers, recognizing the grave ascertainability problems in the case alleg…
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D.C. Circuit Applies Comcast Guidance to Class Certification
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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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DRI Class Action Seminar Underway
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Your humble blogger is attending the DRI CLE seminar on class actions in our nation’s capital, organized by my pal Jeff Holmstrand and my partner Tim …
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Class Certification Denied in Minivan Case
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A federal court last week denied class certification in a case alleging that vehicle axles were allegedly prone to cracking. See Martin v. Ford Motor …
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