Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 10 Oct 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that a putative class action removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 1 Aug 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that it could sua sponte question a Defendant’s assertions of jurisdiction under the…
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 11 Jul 2023
An Illinois federal district court recently concluded that, under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), the “citizenship” of a limited liability…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 26 May 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that the total amount of money received from a challenged practice can be used to…
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 18 May 2023
The law surrounding “coupon” settlements under 28 U.S.C. § 1712 of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) continues to evolve. Under section 1712(e)…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 3 May 2023
Today’s case, Adams v. 3M Company, 2023 WL 2997420 (6th Cir. April 19, 2023), is not, strictly speaking, a drug or device case, but it is about…
McGuireWoods LLP | USA | 25 Jan 2023
The Eighth Circuit recently held that a district court “applied the wrong legal standard” when it remanded a case after removal under the Class…
Duane Morris LLP | USA | 4 Jan 2023
Class action litigation presents one of the most significant risks to corporate defendants Today. Procedural mechanisms like the one set forth in…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 4 Apr 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s ruling remanding the case to state court based on the federal…
Robinson & Cole LLP | USA | 4 Apr 2022
Federal district court orders remanding cases to state court are generally not appealable, as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d). One exception to this…