CAFA Law Blog
Features news, information, case analysis and insights into the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.
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
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Joe Biden and Sarah Palin Wished They Knew This Much About Subprime Litigation.
If you’re like us – and whether you admit it or not you probably are – you watched the Vice-Presidential debate with bated breath. You were just waiting for Biden to crush Palin on the subprime…
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Positioning the Class Action Defense for Early Success - Why You Must Attend
First, Anthony Rollo, master of all things CAFA is a featured speaker at this ACI event. Second, rumor has it a CAFA Law Blog editor will be in attendance. Third, it’s in Scottsdale, AZ in…
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CAFA Law Blog Mail Bag: An Inquiry From One of Our Readers!
Early Saturday moring (September 27) we were tossing and turning trying to digest a recent CAFA opinion by a judge who just did not understand the reason behind CAFA. Or was it the several glasses of Tangley Oaks…
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What is Your Favorite Position? CAFALAW Blog and Inquiring Minds Want to Know!
If you were getting ready to pull out your copy of the Kama Sutra, shame on you. Geez. This is a family program. We were talking about your position on class actions. You can learn about positioning…
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Looking for Friends With Benefits? CAFA Law Blog Wants to Be Your BFFWB
The Editors of the CAFA Law Blog are looking for friends with benefits. You know what we mean. Someone you can pal around with but also get down and dirty with and share your secrets of class…
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Just Because I Asked for Punitive Damages Doesn't Mean I Wanted Punitive Damages
Feldman v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., 2008 WL 2074431 (E.D. Ark.) Joe Feldman decided to sue Standard Fire Insurance Company because it concealed the availability of lower priced policies that provided identical coverage. While he was…
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Eastern District of Louisiana Says "No Go, Noto," Refusing to Remand CAFA Case Back to State Court on Timeliness Issue.
Noto v. Daimler Chrysler Corp., 2008 WL 609796 (E.D. La. March 3, 2008). The plaintiff filed a petition in state court against 3 defendants seeking to establish a nationwide class, alleging that the gooseneck trailer…
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The Court Found That the "Fax" Didn't Prove CAFA Jurisdiction, Putting This Case Back on the Midnight Train to Georgia State Court.
C and E, Inc. v. Friedman’s Jewelers, Inc., 2008 WL 64632 (S.D. Ga. Jan. 4, 2008) The plaintiffs originally brought this action in a Georgia state court, asserting a class action claim against the defendant…
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Manny, Moe and Jack get the CAFA lube job!
Villegas v. The Pep BoysManny Moe & Jack of California, 06-07642, (C.D. CA May 6, 2008) and Machado v. The Pep BoysManny Moe & Jack of California, 08-01469, (C.D. CA May 6, 2008) When we heard…
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Got Some Free Time This Weekend?
Tired of watching the Weather Channel to see who is getting smashed this weekend by a Hurricane? Not interested in any of the non-conference rent -a-win college football games this weekend? Then, boy, have we…