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02/03/12 Class Action Arbitration Waiver Rejected by Federal Appellate Court

LawFlash/Client Alert | Class Actions LawFlash
Litigation Practice

Second Circuit sidesteps Concepcion and holds that the ability to enforce federal statutory rights mandates that a plaintiff be allowed to pursue a class action in court notwithstanding the parties' agreement to mandatory arbitration.

November 2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Supreme Court Announces Stricter Class-Certification Standards, Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series

Outside Publication | Article
Grace Speights, Paul Evans

06/22/11 Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Supreme Court Announces New Class Action Standards That Will Substantially Curtail Employment Discrimination Class Actions, As Well As Consumer, Antitrust, and Other Class Actions

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

On June 20, in Dukes v. Wal-Mart , the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to plaintiffs seeking to certify employment discrimination class actions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, as well as consumer, antitrust, and ... more

06/21/11 U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Court Could Not Enjoin State Court from Addressing Class Certification Issue

LawFlash/Client Alert | Class Actions LawFlash
Litigation Practice

In a decision with implications for companies facing class action litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a federal district court, having rejected certification of a proposed class action, could not take the a... more

06/08/11 U.S. Supreme Court: Investors Can Seek Class Action Status Without Proving Loss Causation

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Karen Pohlmann, Marc Sonnenfeld

In Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. , 563 U.S. __ (June 6, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a split in the lower courts as to whether securities fraud plaintiffs must prove loss causation to obtain class certif... more

04/28/11 U.S. Supreme Court: FAA Preempts State Law Rule That a Class Action Waiver in a Consumer Arbitration Clause Is Unconscionable

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
John Lavelle, Jr., Kristofor Henning, Kenneth Kliebard, Gregory Parks, Scott Schutte, J. Cooney, Jr., Joseph Duffy, Molly Lane

In AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion , No. 09-893,—U.S.—(Apr. 27, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) prohibits states from conditioning the enforceability ... more

03/11/11 Toys R Us Wins Class Action Verdict In California Gift Card Redemption Case, BNA's Class Action Litigation Report

Outside Publication | Article
Joseph Duffy, Viola Vetter, Gregory Parks, Ezra Church

02/01/11 California Supreme Court Further Clarifies Pleading Requirements for Standing Under the UCL in the Wake of Proposition 64

LawFlash/Client Alert | Class Actions LawFlash
Kristofor Henning, Scott Schutte, J. Cooney, Jr., Joseph Duffy, Molly Lane

In Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County (Benson) , ___ Cal. Rptr. 3d ___, No. S171845, 2011 WL 240278 (Jan. 27, 2011), the Supreme Court of California held that consumers who allege that a product's allegedly decept... more

11/15/06 Hot Topics in Consumer Class Actions for Retail Companies (Data Privacy Class Actions): (View Recording)

Presentation | Webinar
Joseph Fay, J. Cooney, Jr., Gregory Parks