What's New in the Courts

June 1, 2020

Defendant in Certified Class Action Sanctioned for Interfering with Notice Process and Defense Counsel Sanctioned for Improper Communications with Class – Rejecting, as Willful Blindness, Attorney’s “Failure to Scroll” Defense

Written by Steve Herman
June 1, 2020

California Court of Appeals Invalidates Fee-Sharing Agreement in Class Action Based on Violation of Professional Rule; Remands for Consideration of Quantum Meruit; Rejects that Only Hours, and Not Value of Referral, Can Be Considered

Written by Steve Herman
May 20, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Certification of Policyholder Class re Actual Cash Value Payments

Written by Steve Herman
May 12, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Rejects Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Challenge in Putative National Class Action and Reverses Certification on Predominance Grounds

Written by Steve Herman
May 4, 2020

U.S. District Court in Louisiana Awards Attorneys’ Fees to be Paid by Attorney Who Litigated “Exceptional” Lanham Act Case

Written by Steve Herman
May 1, 2020

U.S. Seventh Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit Courts of Appeal Decline to Extend Bristol-Myers Squibb to Class Actions

Written by Steve Herman
April 28, 2020

Louisiana Second Circuit Reverses Certification of People Affected by Explosion and Subsequent Evacuation Order

Written by Steve Herman
April 21, 2020

U.S. Third Circuit Draws Distinction between the Protection of Discovery Materials versus the Presumption of Access to Court Filings and Trials

Written by Steve Herman
April 21, 2020

U.S. Fifth Circuit Upholds Insurer’s Discretion to Rely on Favorable Caselaw re Prompt Pay Discounts by Hospital on Copayments

Written by Steve Herman
April 14, 2020

U.S. District Court in Arkansas Rejects Pfizer’s Preemption Claims in Xeljanz Case

Written by Steve Herman