By Amanda Bronstad | October 3, 2019
At least four petitions ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to review U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's handling of the multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis. They could impact a potential global settlement or a planned trial this month.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Russell Yankwitt and Dina Hamerman | October 3, 2019
To alleviate the strain on both parties and overburdened trial courts, we propose amending the CPLR to encourage discretionary stays of the underlying trial while an appeal of a dispositive summary judgment motion is pending.
By Zach Schlein | October 2, 2019
Litigator Theodore J. Leopold is helping to represent a national class in legal action against the automotive company. An amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday alleges GM was aware several vehicles manufactured between 2015 and 2019 contained defective eight-speed automatic transmissions and did nothing to warn customers.
By Zach Schlein | October 2, 2019
Litigator Theodore J. Leopold is helping to represent a national class in legal action against the automotive company. An amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Monday alleges GM was aware several vehicles manufactured between 2015 and 2019 contained defective eight-speed automatic transmissions and did nothing to warn customers.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 2, 2019
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation also ordered lawsuits brought over Capital One's data breach to be sent to Alexandria, Virginia.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 2, 2019
The first two federal appeals courts to consider whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California applies to class actions heard oral arguments last week
By Jenna Greene | October 1, 2019
A federal Judge in Chicago tossed a putative class action against a sunscreen maker because the label on its aerosol can said "shake well" before use, as opposed to "shake vigorously for 10 seconds."
By Raychel Lean | October 1, 2019
A putative class action lawsuit, alleging Toyota Motor Corp. and its affiliates concealed defects in some Camry models, has survived a motion to dismiss. But only four of eight counts survived before U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno.
By Raychel Lean | October 1, 2019
A putative class action lawsuit, alleging Toyota Motor Corp. and its affiliates concealed defects in some Camry models, has survived a motion to dismiss. But only four of eight counts survived before U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Amanda Bronstad | September 30, 2019
Numerous times, Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Wood and Judge Amy Barrett, a Trump appointee, remarked that the defendant, IQVIA Holdings Inc., appeared to be overturning more than 50 years of class action precedent.
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