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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Lack of Confidence Not An Answer to CAFA Removal
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Readers are used to litigants using favorable law to their benefit; this case involves a plaintiff trying to use unfavorable law to his benefit. The c…
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CAFA Removal Appeal to Watch
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Here’s one to watch. The Supreme Court agreed earlier this week to consider whether defendants seeking removal of a proposed class suit to federal cou…
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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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Supreme Court Hears Argument in CAFA Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a case raising the issue whether a parens patriae group action by a state attorney general — a class-like li…
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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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New Law Takes Effect Regarding Venue, Removal
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For all the litigators out there, a reminder that The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011, H.R. 394, P.L. 112-63. took eff…
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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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