Skip to content

Menu

HomeAboutServices
Sean P. Wajert of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP logo
Contact
Subscribe
Search
Close
Published by Sean P. Wajert

Mass Tort Defense

Defense of Mass Tort Claims, Class Actions, and Significant Product-Based Litigation

mass action

Subscribe to mass action

En Banc Appeals Court Interprets CAFA Mass Action Requirement

By Sean Wajert on November 20, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Drug and Device

The Ninth Circuit has weighed in on an interesting CAFA issue, holding that personal injury claims relating to prescription pain relief drugs belong i…
Continue Reading En Banc Appeals Court Interprets CAFA Mass Action Requirement

Ninth Circuit to Rehear CAFA Mass Action Removal

By Sean Wajert on February 11, 2014
Posted in Articles, Class Action

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…
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit to Rehear CAFA Mass Action Removal

Court of Appeals Applies CAFA Mass Action Provision

By Sean Wajert on October 23, 2012
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Drug and Device

The Seventh Circuit has resolved a conflict between district court decisions about whether a motion to consolidate and transfer related state court ca…
Continue Reading Court of Appeals Applies CAFA Mass Action Provision

CAFA Mass Tort Removal in Drug Case

By Sean Wajert on December 29, 2009
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…
Continue Reading CAFA Mass Tort Removal in Drug Case

Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges Published By FJC

By Sean Wajert on August 11, 2009
Posted in Articles

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and The Federal Judicial Center have recently released a new publication, “Ten Steps to Better Cas…
Continue Reading Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges Published By FJC

Court Allows Plaintiffs to Structure Suits To Avoid CAFA

By Sean Wajert on April 2, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Two thousand Central American banana farm workers suing over their alleged exposure to a pesticide were permitted split up their suits to avoid federa…
Continue Reading Court Allows Plaintiffs to Structure Suits To Avoid CAFA

Published by
Sean P. Wajert
Phone: 215.278.2430
Fax: 215.278.2594
Email: swajert@shb.com
Add this blog to your RSS feeds Connect with me on LinkedIn Follow me on Twitter
Privacy PolicyDisclaimer

About My Practice

Mass Tort Defense Lawyer & Attorney Sean P. Wajert of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, offering services relating to mass torts, product liability, class actions, medical monitoring, pharmaceutical litigation, consumer fraud act defense, complex litigation.

Read More...

Categories

Archives

Copyright © 2023, Sean P. Wajert of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP. All Rights Reserved.
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo