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State Supreme Court applies lessons of Dukes to toxic tort class action

Dechert LLP
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USA
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December 14 2011

Louisiana's Supreme Court last week reversed the certification of a class action brought by property owners over the alleged release of contaminants from a wood-treating site

Ninth Circuit hears oral argument in climate change case

Dechert LLP
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USA
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December 12 2011

The Ninth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a potentially significant case raising climate change issues

Court permits plaintiffs to evade CAFA mass action reach

Dechert LLP
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USA
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November 16 2011

Readers know that one of the effects of the Class Action Fairness Act has been to encourage plaintiff counsel to get creative in ways to defeat federal jurisdiction and keep mass torts and class actions in state courts

Plutonium class action in Supreme Court

Dechert LLP
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USA
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October 10 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court last week invited the Solicitor General to weigh in on the issues in a significant class action, in which the plaintiffs allege plutonium contamination

Medical monitoring claim rejected in rail spill

Dechert LLP
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USA
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September 13 2011

The Sixth Circuit recently rejected the medical monitoring claims of a putative class of residents of a small Ohio town who alleged exposure to chemicals released after a CSX Transportation Inc. train accidentally derailed

MDL court rules on availability of punitive damages in Gulf oil spill litigation

Dechert LLP
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USA
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September 6 2011

The MDL court overseeing the claims arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has ruled that plaintiffs can seek punitive damages against allegedly responsible parties in economic loss and property damage suits

Court of appeals rejects medical monitoring class action

Dechert LLP
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USA
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August 31 2011

The Third Circuit last week affirmed a lower court decision denying class certification in a medical monitoring case alleging vinyl chloride exposures

A picture worth a thousand words under Twombly?

Dechert LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

We have posted about plaintiffs attorneys seeking to exploit the valuable and significant economic boon that is hydraulic fracturing

Dukes applied to reconsideration of class certification

Dechert LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

A state court recently denied the motion of a group of Michigan residents to certify a class action regarding their dioxin claims against Dow Chemical Co. See Henry v. Dow Chemical Co., No. 03-47775-NZ (Saginaw County, Mich., Cir. Ct., 71811

Supreme Court decides global warming case

Dechert LLP
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USA
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June 24 2011

In the third of our trilogy this week, let's take a look at the Supreme Court's decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, No. 10-174 (U.S. 62011

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