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Author: McGlinchey Stafford is a defense law firm with offices in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and New York.

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Recent Posts from CAFA Law Blog

Seventh Circuit Opinion Shows That "Commencement" Issue Still Litigated Several Years After CAFA Became Law
Marshall v. H&R Block Tax Services, Inc., 564 F.3d 826 (7th Cir. 2009) We are delighted to present a Guest Post from one of our original CAFA analysts. Our Guest Poster today is Gabe Crowson from…
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Luck Runs Out for Irish, Twice: Flood Victims' Case Removed to Federal Court under CAFA because Defined Class was Entire Town.
Irish v. BNSF Railway Co., No. 08-CV-496-SLC, 2009 WL 276519 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 4, 2009). Note to all those dreaming of one day bringing a class action lawsuit of your own: don’t bring suit on…
Outdated Addresses Come Back to Haunt Plaintiffs Seeking Remand on Local Controversy Exception
Leathermon v. Grandview Memorial Gardens, Inc., No. 4:07-CV-137-SEB-WGH, 2009 WL 301923 (S.D. Ind. Jan. 22, 2009). One important thing to keep in mind before you try to prove that greater than two-thirds of your plaintiff…
Toto We're Not in Kansas Anymore! Federal Court is Not Powerful Enough to Stop a "Rural" Southern Louisiana State Action - Even with CAFA's Help!
Vallier v. American Fidelity Assurance Company, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 4330028 (D. Kan., Sep. 16, 2008)(No. 08-2267-JAR) Plaintiff, Verle Vallier, filed a putative class action seeking damages from American Fidelity Assurance Company (AFA) for breach…
Insurance Dispute Gets Remanded Because Plaintiff Chiropractic Outfit Ain't Got No Class (Allegations).
Chiropractic Neurodiagnostic, P.C. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 08-2319, 2009 WL 210866 (E.D. NY 01/26/2009). What happens when the plaintiff files a “class action” lawsuit touting withheld payments in excess of “One Million Dollars,” but…
CAFA Removal Epic: An Elegant and Moving Example of the Three-Act Play
Harris v. Sagamore Insurance Company, No. 08-109, 2008 WL 4816471 (E.D.Ark. Nov. 3, 2008). Sometimes life imitates art. In the classical view, the structure of narrative is properly divided into three acts. This analysis may be traced…
Twitter, A Discount, and Learning All You Can About Employment Discrimination Claims and Class Actions.
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Landmark Decision! Court finds CAFA "required reading for all who engage in class-action litigation."
Kitson v. Bank of Edwardsville, 2008 WL 4671743 (S.D. Ill., October 21, 2008) Readers, feast upon the following nuggets of legal wisdom. . . 1. CAFA is required reading for all who engage in class-action…