Court Denies Certification Citing Putative Class Representative’s Criminal...
In Dunford v. American Databank, LLC, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by including within her criminal background report charges that were more than...
View ArticleDistrict Court Certifies TCPA Class Over Objections to Adequacy of Named...
A New York federal district court, after holding an evidentiary hearing, certified a class for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Plaintiff alleged that the...
View ArticleNorthern District of California Grants Certification of Antitrust Class in 15...
In a recent case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, plaintiffs brought a putative class action against various defendants involved in milk production, alleging...
View ArticleDistrict of Colorado Declines To Certify Deceptive Practices Class
The District of Colorado declined to certify a class in a case against Dollar Rent A Car where the Plaintiff alleged Dollar tricked renters into buying Loss Damage Waiver (“LDW”), supplemental...
View ArticleIllinois District Court Denies Certification of Class in TCPA Claim for Lack...
The Northern District of Illinois denied certification of a class in a claim brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. Sec. 227. Plaintiff alleged that defendant...
View ArticleGCs facing more bet-the-company and higher exposure class actions
Across industries, companies spent $2 billion on class action lawsuits in 2014, slightly less than the $2.1 billion they spent in 2013. This year, spending is expected to return to 2013 levels....
View ArticleCircuit Courts Address Impact of Arbitration Agreements on Labor Class and...
In Conners v. Gusano’s Chicago Style Pizzeria, plaintiffs, former employees of defendant, brought a collective action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Defendant responded by...
View ArticleRegulatory Settlement Proves Major Obstacle for Certification of Minor Class...
Google sells apps on its Play Store that allow users to make in-app purchases, typically the buying of “currency” for use in app-based games. This putative class action alleged that the games were...
View ArticleNo Certification Where Class Representatives Have Conflicting Interests
Seventy-eight of the over 4,000 Michigan childcare providers who received state subsidies for offering services to low-income families voted to oppose having their union dues deducted from their...
View ArticleA Message From the Eighth Circuit Regarding the TCPA
The purpose of a telephone solicitation, rather than its content, determines whether it is prohibited telemarketing under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq. That is...
View ArticleRice Capades: Court Certifies a Class of Lead Lawyers Against Defendant Law...
The Eastern District of Missouri certified an unusual class of lawyers and their clients who undertook a collective effort to litigate claims against Bayer related to the purported “contamination” of...
View ArticleWestern District of Missouri Declines to Deliver Certification in Class...
The Western District of Missouri denied class certification in an action alleging three regional newspapers—the Kansas City Star, the Fort Worth Star Telegram, and the Belleville...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Affirms Approval of Class Action Coupon Settlement Despite...
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a class action coupon settlement involving “clear sailing” and “kicker” clauses and a fee award based on the lodestar analysis rather than the value of the redeemed...
View ArticleCalifornia District Court Certifies Classes of Fixed Index Annuities Purchasers
The Southern District of California recently certified California and multistate classes of annuities purchasers in a case challenging the allegedly abusive design, execution, and pricing of fixed...
View ArticleCourt Allows Class Member Self-Identification Where Employer Failed to Retain...
The Northern District of California recently certified a class of employees in an action against an auto parts store for failure to reimburse expenses. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant required...
View ArticleLatest Survey Highlights the Year’s Top Trends in Class Actions
The 2016 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey reveals surprising trends in class action litigation, based on insights provided by 391 general counsels and chief legal officers at major corporations in...
View Article2016 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey Reveals Important Trends in Class...
The fifth annual edition of the Carlton Fields Class Action Survey has just been released, and in this year’s survey corporate counsel report that class action spending has increased after four...
View ArticleTCPA Class Certified Based Largely on “Concrete Injury” Determination
Following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540, 1549 (2016) – which held that Article III standing requires a concrete injury, even when an injury has...
View ArticleAdequacy is Adequate: DC District Court Certifies Pacer Fee Class
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia certified a class of all individuals and entities who paid fees to obtain court records though the Public Access to Court Electronic...
View ArticleNigerian Natural Gas Drilling Rig Explosion Class Action Blown Away
The Northern District of California recently denied a motion for class certification in a case against Chevron Corporation connected to a 2012 explosion at a Nigerian natural gas drilling rig and the...
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