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Carlton Fields | USA | 9 Jan 2017
Ninth Circuit Joins Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits in Declining to Impose an “Administrative Feasibility” Requirement for Class Certification
The Ninth Circuit affirmed certification of putative class actions brought against ConAgra Foods, Inc. (“ConAgra”) by consumers who claimed that…
Carlton Fields | USA | 6 Jan 2017
State Law Prohibiting Class Actions Does Not Preclude Court From Maintaining Certification and Approving Settlement Agreement
The Sixth Circuit recently affirmed approval of a class action settlement agreement, holding that “a post-settlement change in the law does not alter…
Carlton Fields | USA | 5 Jan 2017
Peerless, This is Not: Sixth Circuit Finds No Latent Ambiguity in Consent to Settle Requirement in Excess Policy
Disputes between policyholders and excess insurers often involve events that occurred before the underlying defense costs or indemnity payments…
Carlton Fields | USA | 5 Jan 2017
Ninth Circuit applies New York law in determining assignment of rights to arbitration proceeds was not a material breach of settlement agreement
Finding the alleged breach of an anti-assignment provision in a Settlement Agreement was not material, the Ninth Circuit held that the FAA did not…
