The Ninth Circuit has weighed in on an interesting CAFA issue, holding that personal injury claims relating to prescription pain relief drugs belong i
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Ninth Circuit to Rehear CAFA Mass Action Removal
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The Ninth Circuit en banc has agreed to rehear a panel’s split decision on mass action removal under the Class Action Fairness Act that created a circ…
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Court of Appeals Applies CAFA Mass Action Provision
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The Seventh Circuit has resolved a conflict between district court decisions about whether a motion to consolidate and transfer related state court ca…
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CAFA Mass Tort Removal in Drug Case
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Posted in Articles, Drug and Device
A federal court in Illinois recently denied remand of approximately 100 cases involving Trasylol, an anti-bleeding drug, citing the Class Action Fairn…
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Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges Published By FJC
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The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and The Federal Judicial Center have recently released a new publication, “Ten Steps to Better Cas…
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Court Allows Plaintiffs to Structure Suits To Avoid CAFA
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Two thousand Central American banana farm workers suing over their alleged exposure to a pesticide were permitted split up their suits to avoid federa…
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