January 12, 2006
Seventh Circuit Wrestles With Itself Over the Question of When an Amendment to State Court Pleadings Qualifies as a “Commencement” for CAFA Removal Purposes.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
Ninth Circuit Discusses “Mass Action” Provisions in CAFA.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
First Circuit Refuses to Enforce Classwide Arbitration Ban.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
Fifth Circuit Holds that Addition of Unrelated Defendant Constitutes “Commencement” for CAFA Removal Purposes.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that SLUSA Preempts State Law Claims for Fraudulently Inducing Plaintiffs to Hold on to Securities.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Follows Allison.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
Oregon Supreme Court Applies Inference of “Reliance” or Causation in Punitive Damage Case Against Tobacco Industry.
Written by Steve Herman
January 12, 2006
First Circuit Holds that the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption of Reliance in Securities Cases Does Not Depend Upon the Accuracy of Market Price, But Only Informational Efficiency.
Written by Steve Herman
January 9, 2006
Sixth Circuit Rejects Claim of Spoliation under State or Federal Law where Destruction Occurs Before Defendant is Placed on Notice of Claim.
Written by Steve Herman
December 15, 2005
Court Denies Motion for Sanctions Against Employer Accused of Misleading the Court Regarding the Scope and Accessibility of E-Discovery.
Written by Steve Herman