The Supreme Court has granted cert in an important case raising the issue whether a federal court of appeals has jurisdiction under both Article III a
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Supreme Court Clarifies CAFA Amount in Controversy
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Readers will recognize that the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) provides a mechanism for removing to federal court various class actions,…
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Remand Not Warranted in CAFA Case
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Often defendants in proposed class actions think of an individual’s playing a dual role as lead plaintiff and class counsel as a useful fact to defeat…
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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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Ninth Circuit En Banc Decision on Daubert Errors
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Readers may recall we posted about a Ninth Circuit case involving a worker at a paper mill who claimed asbestos exposure from various products used th…
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CAFA Local Exception Rejected
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A federal court in Georgia ruled last week that a proposed class action alleging injury from chemical exposures was properly removed under the Class …
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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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Supreme Court Grants Cert in CAFA Case
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Here is one to watch, especially for our readers with a class action practice. The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari last week in a case raising t…
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Court Permits Plaintiffs to Evade CAFA Mass Action Reach
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Readers know that one of the effects of the Class Action Fairness Act has been to encourage plaintiff counsel to get creative in ways to defeat federa…
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Update on Gulf Oil Spill Litigation
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Couple of interesting issue being debated in the Gulf Oil Spill Litigation. In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf …
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