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…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 25 Mar 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the denial of a motion to remand to state court a putative class action removed…
Maurice Wutscher LLP | USA | 22 Mar 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that a trial court erred in its amount in controversy analysis in determining…
McGuireWoods LLP | USA | 22 Mar 2022
In Ruhlen v. Holiday Haven Homeowners, Inc., 11th Cir. No. 21-90022, 2022 WL 701622 (11th Cir. Mar. 9, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition…
Robinson & Cole LLP | USA | 21 Mar 2022
A recent Seventh Circuit decision made two rulings on issues arising under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) that defendants may find useful in…
Hausfeld LLP | USA | 17 Nov 2021
In Mckinney-Drobnis v. Oreshack,[1] (hereinafter “McKinney”), the Ninth Circuit instructed a district court that vouchers awarded to Massage Envy…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 19 Nov 2020
This week, we take a look at two decisions tackling novel procedural issues. In the first, the Court strictly applied the amount-in-controversy…