Home Depot Case on Class Actions Joins U.S. High Court Docket
The case has implications for corporations of all sizes and their legal departments, which could be facing class action-sized headaches if Home Depot falters.
September 27, 2018 at 05:18 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
The U.S. Supreme Court has given appellate attorneys for Home Depot reason to invoke the national big box store's slogan, “Let's Do This.”
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear Home Depot USA v. Jackson, which hinges on the U,S, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit' interpretation of the Class Action Fairness Act. CAFA allows defendants to remove actions from the state to federal court if certain jurisdictional requirements are met.
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