JD Supra

9th Circuit Filets Tuna Classes, Holding That District Courts Must Evaluate the Degree of Uninjured Class Members Prior to Certification

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently weighed in on the effect of uninjured class members on class certification—decertifying three classes in Olean Wholesale Grocery Coop. v. Bee ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Addresses Class Representative Incentive Awards and Attestation Requirement

A recent Ninth Circuit decision on a class action settlement, In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, 2022 WL 4492078 (9th Cir. Sept. 28, 2022), received significant attention in the legal ...
The National Law Review

First Circuit Rejects Class Action Settlement Based on Potential Intra-class Conflict, But Approves Named Plaintiff Incentive Awards

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
The National Law Review

Eleventh Circuit Provides New Guidance on Class Action Settlements

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Third Circuit Clarifies Class Action Standing and Ascertainability in 'Kelly'

These two pressures have probably kept many a consumer attorney up at night as they wrestled with how best to bring a would-be consumer class action in the Third Circuit knowing the case law that ...
HRD America

Third Circuit ruling empowers HR to resolve wage disputes faster

Third Circuit decision gives HR leaders more flexibility to resolve wage-and-hour class actions – find out what this means ...

Ninth Circuit unanimously rejects San Diego’s attempt to reinstate beach yoga ban

The order keeps in place an earlier ruling that teaching yoga in public parks is protected speech under the First Amendment.
Reuters

11th Circuit’s Equifax decision is full of good news for class action bar

(Reuters) - For class action plaintiffs’ lawyers, there’s a whole lot to like about the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision affirming approval of the $380.5 million Equifax data breach ...