October 26, 2023
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Finds that “Fail Safe” Class Definitions Should Not Result in the Denial of Certification, Where the Issue is Merely One of Wording, and Not Substance
Written by Steve Herman
September 17, 2023
U.S. Fifth Circuit Looks at the Duration of Alleged Conduct at Issue in Determining whether Corporation Purchased by Out-of-State Company is a Local Defendant for Purposes of CAFA’s Local Controversy Exception
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Second Circuit Rejects Ascertainability and Adequacy-of-Representation Challenges to Visa Interchange Fee Settlement
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
The Federal Circuit Reverses Fee Award Based Solely on Percentage-of-Benefit where the Class Notice Indicated that the Court Would Apply Lodestar “Cross-Check”
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Ninth Circuit Affirms Welfare Plan Participant Standing to Assert Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims while Reversing the Certification of a Denial-of-Benefits Class for the “Reprocessing” of Claims
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Western District of Washington Denies Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Class Action against Amazon by Third-Party Merchants Selling Products on the Amazon Marketplace
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Central District of California Certifies Antitrust Class Relating to DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Sales
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Eastern District of Michigan Certifies Twenty-Six Statewide Classes Against GM for Transmission Defects
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
U.S. Ninth Circuit Reversed Lodestar-Based Fee Award in Connection with Class Settlement that Was Well in Excess of the Benefit to the Class
Written by Steve Herman
August 8, 2023
Delaware Chancery Court Rejects “Maga-Fund” and “Declining-Percentage” Approaches in Favor of a 26.7% Award out of $1 Billion Settlement under the “Stage-of-Case” Method
Written by Steve Herman