Rachel Sullivan

July 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Class action defendants are attempting to rewrite longstanding principles of personal jurisdiction, trying to defeat certification of nationwide classes by arguing that a court lacks personal jurisdiction over out-of-state class members' claims where the defendant does not reside in the court's forum state.

By Tal J. Lifshitz and Rachel Sullivan

1 minute read

May 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on Dec. 1, 2018, subject to Supreme Court approval and arguably no substantive area of law will be more impacted than federal class action litigation, in particular, the procedures for addressing objections to class settlements.

By Tal J. Lifshitz and Rachel Sullivan

5 minute read