New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp | October 23, 2018
In their Second Circuit Review column, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp write: When a plaintiff loses her individual stake in litigation through a transaction or intervening event, should her case be dismissed as moot or may the court retain jurisdiction to consider plaintiff substitution under Rule 17(a)(3) to avoid dismissal? As it turns out, the answer is “it depends.”
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Amanda Bronstad | October 23, 2018
A significant opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is expected to bolster the defense argument that judges shouldn't grant certification of class actions with uninjured class members. Judge William Kayatta wrote on Oct. 15 that a judge should not have granted certification of an antitrust class in which 10 percent of the class members had no injuries.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 23, 2018
A significant opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is expected to bolster the defense argument that judges shouldn't grant certification of class actions with uninjured class members. Judge William Kayatta wrote on Oct. 15 that a judge should not have granted certification of an antitrust class in which 10 percent of the class members had no injuries.
By Ian Lopez | October 23, 2018
The plaintiff alleges Facebook continued tracking his location despite trying to prevent such in his privacy settings.
By Ian Lopez | October 22, 2018
The plaintiff alleges Facebook continued tracking his location despite trying to prevent such in his privacy settings.
By Jenna Greene | October 22, 2018
Class actions requirements don't get much more basic than this: You need an eligible named plaintiff.
By Charles Toutant | October 19, 2018
The Port Authority wants a stay on discovery in a civil suit over Bridgegate lane closures until the Third Circuit rules in the parallel criminal appeal of William Baroni Jr., a former Port Authority official.
By Jenna Greene | October 19, 2018
'From the very start of the case, we hit hard on our theme that this case was a fraud perpetrated by plaintiffs' lawyers for money.'
By Amanda Bronstad | October 19, 2018
Under a claims process administered by a special master, victims could get $2,500 to $250,000 each.
By Scott Flaherty | October 18, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that a lower court made the right call when it awarded California-based lawyer Mark Brown $2.88 million in fees plus interest, after he spent nearly six years on a long-running class action.
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