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I Object, Unless You Pay Me ... One Million Dollars!

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 2 weeks ago: Vanderbilt law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick has published a great new research paper titled The En … more →

Tags: Articles, class action reform, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Practice Tips, class action objection, objector blackmail, professional objector, quick pay

New CADS Report Focuses on State Court Class Action Issues

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 3 weeks ago: The Fall 2009 edition of the ABA Class Action and Derivative Suits Committee’s newsletter CADS … more →

Tags: Class Action Decisions, Class Action Trends, american pipe, cads report, CAFA removal, class action newsletter, class action report, class action tolling, class action waiver

Notes from the 13th Annual National Institute on Class Actions (San Francisco)

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 month ago: I was not able to attend the National Institute on Class Actions program in San Fransisco, but class … more →

Tags: Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, class action notice, class action trend, national institute on class actions, nica

From the Annals of Class Action Jurisprudence - 1973 - Second Circuit Decision Could "Bring an End to Mass Class-Action Lawsuits"

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 3 months ago: While doing some research today on another issue, I came across this news clipping from the May 3, 1 … more →

Tags: Commentary, Legal History, class action history, eisen, eisen rule, merits determination, rigorous analysis

Practice Tip: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade1 comment

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 3 months ago: Conventional wisdom says that for a defendant, class certification is to be avoided at all costs, an … more →

Tags: Practice Tips, decertification, dispositive motion, Practice Tip

Juridical What?

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 5 months ago: Not two full weeks after I invoked the “juridical link” doctrine as an example of one of … more →

Tags: Class Action Decisions, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Joinder, juridical link, standing

9th Cir.: Court Abused Its Discretion In Finding Predominance Requirement Satisfied, Based-In Large Part-On Employer's Internal Policy Of Treating Its Employees As Exempt From Overtime

Andrew Frisch wrote 5 months ago: Wells Fargo Home Mortg. v. Wells Fargo Home Mortg. The case was before the Court on Defendant’ … more →

Tags: FLSA, overtime law, rule 23, class-action, predominance, Internal Policy, exempt status

N.D.Cal.: Dollar Tree Store Manager “SM” Rule 23 Class Certified For California SMs

Andrew Frisch wrote 7 months ago: Cruz v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, Plaintiffs move for … more →

Tags: FLSA, overtime law, Executive Exemption, California, store managers, dollar tree, rule 23

Class Conditionally Certified In Centex Unpaid Overtime Case

Andrew Frisch wrote 7 months ago: Odem v. Centex Homes A federal judge has granted conditional certification to a nationwide class of … more →

Tags: FLSA, overtime law, Class Certified, centex, Field Managers, Morgan & Morgan, Overtime Class Action

Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 11 months ago: Here are some blog posts from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practition … more →

Tags: Class Action Trends, Class Action News, other class action blogs, Class Action Decisions, class action settlement, class action articles

Third Circuit Examines Impact of the Rigorous Analysis Standard on Conflicting Expert Testimony1 comment

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 12 months ago: Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer has authored an article summarizing the Third Circuit Co … more →

Tags: Antitrust Class Actions, Class Action Decisions, Federal Court Decisions, antitrust class action, antitrust injury, Falcon, frcp 23, Hydrogen Peroxide, rigorous analysis

2008 Recap of Class Action Decisions and Trends, America Votes4 comments

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 12 months ago: As the new year approaches, everyone seems to be doing a “top ten” list for 2008, so of … more →

Tags: Class Action Decisions, Class Action Trends, class action reform, class action scandal, FACTA, foreign cubed, International Class Action Law, pollution class action, RICO Class Action

Class Action Blogojevich Weekly Review

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: Here are some blog posts from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practition … more →

Tags: Class Action Trends, Class Action News, other class action blogs, International Class Action Law, Class Action Decisions, Class Action Fairness Act, class action reform, class action commentary class action scholarship, UDCPA

New motion filed with the court

Admin wrote 1 year ago: Earlier today, additional filings were made with California Superior Court in the case related to Pr … more →

Tags: Prosper.com, Prosper Marketplace, prosper, Superior Court, class-action, Motion

Colorado Supreme Court Hears Argument in "Fraud on the Market" Consumer Class Action

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: The Colorado Supreme Court held oral argument today in the case of Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Ben … more →

Tags: Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Colorado Class Action News, Benzing, colorado consumer protection act, Colorado Supreme Court, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Protection, fraud on the market

No Class Certification in Hepatitis C Exposure Case

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: A Nevada state court judge has denied class certification in a lawsuit filed by endoscopy patients w … more →

Tags: Class Action Decisions, Class Action News, class action decision, hepatitis c class action, hepatitis class action, nevada class action

Beware of Post-Certification Communications with Class Members

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: The blog Wait A Second!, which covers civil rights issues in the Second Circuit, posted a synopsis t … more →

Tags: Federal Court Decisions, Practice Tips, class members, communication with class members, exclusion period, opt-out, opt out period, sanctions

Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review1 comment

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: Here are some blog entries from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practiti … more →

Tags: Class Action News, Class Action Trends, other class action blogs, Attorneys' Fees, Blawg Review, Blog Review, canadian class action law, Class Action Decisions, class action review

Technically Speaking, You don't "Join" a Class Action1 comment

Paul Karlsgodt wrote 1 year ago: As someone who reads a lot of news articles about class action lawsuits, I see a lot of technical mi … more →

Tags: Commentary, Other Representative Actions, rule 23, class action procedure, join a class action, representative action


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