March 9, 2012
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Certification in Chemical Spill Case.
Written by Steve Herman
February 24, 2012
Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York Issues First Order Approving the Use of Predictive Coding Technology in Discovery.
Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2012
United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Utah Rules that Evidence May Be Discarded as a Result of Good Faith Business Procedures.
Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Holds State Law Claims Preempted by the Locomotive Inspection Act.
Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2012
U.S. Fifth Circuit Sustains Claim for Breach of Implied Warranty Against Hip Manufacturer to the Extent that Defendant Did Not Comply with Requirements of FDA.
Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2012
Ninth Circuit Creates Split with Third Circuit, finding that the “Fiduciary Exception” to Attorney-Client Privilege Should be Extended to Insurers Administrating Benefit Plans, as ERISA Fiduciaries.
Written by Steve Herman
January 13, 2012
Seventh Circuit Finds that Unsolicited, Informal Complaints Constitute a Protected “Inquiry” under Section 510.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2012
Seventh Circuit Holds that Plaintiffs’ Motion for an MDL-like Consolidation of State Actions which Included Provisions for Consolidated Trial Triggered the “Mass Action” Provisions of CAFA.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2012
Ninth Circuit Approves Settlement Despite Defendant’s Involvement in Selection of Cy Pres Recipients and Use of Funds.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2012
U.S. Third Circuit Rejects (in Settlement Class Context) Notion That Each Classmember Must Have a “Colorable” Claim.
Written by Steve Herman