Shearman & Sterling LLP | USA | 1 Jun 2023
On May 19, 2023, Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss a…
Mayer Brown | USA | 31 May 2023
The D.C. Circuit recently deepened a circuit split over whether district courts may certify a “fail-safe” class. In In re White, 64 F.4th 302 (D.C…
Ellis & Winters LLP | USA | 30 May 2023
Over the past year, the Fourth Circuit has issued three decisions on class certification—all of which either affirmed certification or reversed and…
Hall Benefits Law | USA | 22 May 2023
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. is facing an ERISA class action lawsuit in Connecticut District Court, in which proposed class members alleged…
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Duane Morris LLP | USA | 19 May 2023
This week’s Episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jennifer Riley and Mike DeMarino and associate Aaron Bauer with…
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)…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 17 May 2023
Securities class actions against life sciences companies are generally second-order problems. The first-order problem is a business or regulatory…
Keller and Heckman LLP | USA | 16 May 2023
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Walmart and…
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 16 May 2023
The Sixth Circuit recently vacated a class certification order in a decision that may make it easier for defendants to defeat putative class actions…
Shearman & Sterling LLP | USA | 9 May 2023
On April 27, 2023, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a…