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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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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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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Consumer Fraud Class Action Decertified in Drug Case
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A state appeals court last week de-certified a class action by consumers over alleged misrepresentations in marketing a drug. See Merck & Co. v. R…
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Ninth Circuit Decertifies Consumer Fraud Class
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The Ninth Circuit last week reversed the certification of a nationwide class raising consumer fraud claims against an auto maker. See Mazza, et al. v.
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State Supreme Court Applies Lessons of Dukes to Toxic Tort Class Action
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Louisiana’s Supreme Court last week reversed the certification of a class action brought by property owners over the alleged release of contaminants f…
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Class Action Verdict In Radiation Case
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Last week, a federal appeals court vacated a $926 million judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical over alleged plutonium contaminatio…
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