Eighth Circuit holds that a plaintiff who settles individual claims lacks standing to challenge denial of class certification *

USA - May 14 2013
Here's a common scenario: After unsuccessfully moving for class certification and having a petition for review under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…

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Fourth Circuit nixes requirement that all defendants physically sign notice of removal to federal court *

USA - May 9 2013
The Fourth Circuit recently weighed in on a technical question involving the process for removing a case against multiple defendants to federal…

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U.S. seeks Supreme Court review of Noel Canning v. NLRB in an effort to rehabilitate recess appointments to NLRB (and CFPB) *

USA - April 25 2013
We've previously written about the D.C. Circuit's decision in Noel Canning v. NLRB, which held that President Obama's three recess appointments in…

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US Supreme Court holds that the Alien Tort Statute does not apply extraterritorially *

USA - April 18 2013
In a decision of substantial importance to any business that operates outside the United States, on April 17, 2013, the US Supreme Court held in…

Co-authors: Alex C. Lakatos, Marc R. Cohen, Andrew J. Pincus.

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Supreme Court holds that Alien Tort Statute doesn’t apply extraterritorially *

Nigeria, USA - April 17 2013
Today, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (pdf) on the scope of the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"), 28…

Co-authors: Andrew J. Pincus.

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