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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Supreme Court Issues General Jurisdiction Opinion
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The U.S. Supreme Court rued last week that defendant DaimlerChrysler Corp. could not be sued in in California over an Argentine subsidiary’s all…
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Judge Nominated for Vacant State Supreme Court Slot
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For our readers with litigation in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced last week that he will nominate state Superior Court (app…
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Supreme Court Decides Comcast
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The Supreme Court weighed back in on the issues of class certification last month in Comcast v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (U.S. 3/27/13). Writing for the ma…
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Federalists Debate Business in Supreme Court
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Let’s get out of the weeds today and think lofty thoughts. The Federalist Society’s 2012 National Lawyers Convention was held earlier this month in Wa…
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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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Cameras in the Supreme Court?
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While we at MassTortDefense usually focus on the results of appellate advocacy, earlier this week saw an interesting debate about a process issue: whe…
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Amicus Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Causation Junk Science Decision
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DRI (the Defense Research Institute) last week submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that thre…
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State Supreme Court Directed to Reconsider Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendant
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The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month instructed Oregon’s supreme court to reconsider the state court’s exercise of jurisdiction over a Taiwanese …
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Supreme Court Decides Two Personal Jurisdiction Cases
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At the end of the term, the Supreme Court decided two important personal jurisdiction cases, J.McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. Nicastro, U.S., No. 09-1343,…
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