Citing Dukes, Louisiana High Court halts another mass tort class action *

USA - March 26 2012
In February 2012, a team of Edwards Wildman lawyers convinced the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse certification of a putative class action against two former owners of a Louisiana wood treatment facility.

Co-authors: Jeff Stevenson .

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Eleventh Circuit requires class action plaintiff to allege claim for $75,000 to enter federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act *

USA - August 4 2010
In Cappuccitti v. DirecTV, Inc., ___ F.3d ___, 2010 WL 2803093 (11th Cir. 2010), plaintiffs sought to recover, for themselves and a putative class, early cancellation fees DirecTV charged its Georgia subscribers.

Co-authors: Michael R. Blankshain.

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Supreme Court enforces arbitration agreement requiring the arbitrator to decide whether the arbitration agreement is enforceable *

USA - July 22 2010
On June 21, 2010, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court enforced a provision in an arbitration agreement that required the arbitrator to decide the question of whether the agreement was unconscionable.

Co-authors: Michael R. Blankshain, Kenneth M. Gorenberg.

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Supreme Court holds that class arbitration cannot be imposed on a party whose arbitration agreement is silent on the issue *

USA - May 18 2010
The Supreme Court recently held that shipping companies could not be compelled to participate in class arbitration of their customers' price fixing claims when the parties had not agreed to class arbitration.

Co-authors: Michael R. Blankshain.

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Ninth Circuit upholds Rule 23(b)(2) certification of million-member class seeking billions in back pay *

USA - April 29 2010
Plaintiffs filed suit against Wal-Mart in 2001, alleging Wal-Mart violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by systematically paying women less than men and giving women fewer opportunities for promotion.

Co-authors: Michael R. Blankshain.

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