The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed earlier this month to review an important class action issue: the use of “trial by formula” as a vehic
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Amici Weigh in On Consumer Class Certification in 6th Circuit
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Earlier this month, a number of prominent business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers, weighed in supporting a petition for r…
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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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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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Court of Appeals Rejects Medical Monitoring Class Action
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The Third Circuit last week affirmed a lower court decision denying class certification in a medical monitoring case alleging vinyl chloride exposures…
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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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