Class Action Defense Blog
Covers the Class Action Fairness Act, class certification, employment law, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and multidistrict litigation.
Author: Author Michael J. Hassen is a partner at Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro with offices in San Francisco and Costa Mesa, Calif. The firm also authors Hotel Law Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Labor & Employment • Tort Law • Product Liability Law • Trials & Litigation • Partner
Recent Posts from Class Action Defense Blog
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HAPPY JULY 4th FROM THE CLASS ACTION DEFENSE BLOG
The author of the Class Action Defense Blog wishes all of you a very happy Independence Day. The author has been on vacation but anticipates that new class action articles will be published next week....
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Heavy Week For California Class Action Lawsuits But Labor Law Class Actions Maintain Dominance Among Weekly Class Action Lawsuits Filed In California State And Federal Courts
To assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of cases against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class action lawsuits filed…
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Class Action Defense Cases–Walker v. Calumet City: Seventh Circuit Reverses Attorney Fee Award To Class Action Plaintiff Holding Dismissal Of Class Action As Moot Did Not Make Plaintiff Prevailing Party
Class Action Plaintiff not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Following District Court Dismissal of Class Action as Moot because Plaintiff was not “Prevailing Party” within the Meaning of Supreme Court…
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Labor Law Class Action Defense Cases–D'Este v. Bayer: Ninth Circuit On Class Action Appeal Certifies Two Questions To California Supreme Court As Central Issues In Numerous Federal Court Class Action Appeals
Summary Judgment in Labor Law Class Action Turned on Issues of First Impression Recurrent in Federal Court Class Action Appeals, Warranting Referral of Questions Underlying Class Action to California Supreme Court for Resolution Ninth Circuit…
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CAFA Class Action Defense Cases–Thomas v. Bank of America: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Remand Of Class Action To State Court Holding Evidence Insufficient Of Amount In Controversy Under Class Action Fairness Act
Class Action Improperly Removed to Federal Court under Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) because Defendant Failed to Adequately Establish that the $5 Million Amount in Controversy Requirement Eleventh Circuit Holds Plaintiff filed a class action…
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Merck Class Action Defense Cases–In re Vioxx: California Trial Court Denies Class Action Certification Of Putative Class Action Complaint Against Merck Arising From Sale Of Vioxx
Class Action Complaint Alleging Deceptive Marketing Practices in Sale of Vioxx not Entitled to Class Action Treatment because Individual Issues will Predominate over Common Questions of Law or Fact California State Trial Court Holds Various…
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Relatively Low Number Of New Employment-Related Class Action Lawsuits Filed But Labor Law Class Actions Maintain Hold On Top Spot Among Weekly Class Actions Filed In California State And Federal Courts
In order to assist class action defense attorneys anticipate the types of class actioins against which they will have to defend in California, we provide weekly, unofficial summaries of the legal categories for new class…
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Class Action Defense Cases—In re Staples: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Defense Motion To Centralize Class Action Litigation In District Of New Jersey
Judicial Panel Grants Defense Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, Unopposed by Class Action Plaintiffs, and Transfers Actions to District of New Jersey Six class actions –…
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T-Mobile Class Action Defense Cases–Vega v. T-Mobile: Eleventh Circuit Reverses Class Action Certification Order And Orders Lawsuit To Proceed On Individual Rather Than Class Action Basis
Class Action Certification Order of Labor Law Class Action must be Reversed because District Court Failed to Conduct “Rigorous Analysis” of Rule 23’s Requirements for Class Action Treatment Eleventh Circuit Holds Plaintiff filed a putative…
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Class Action Defense Cases–Ojo v. Farmers: Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of FHA Class Action Holding Class Action Claims Not Reverse-Preempted And Class Action Did Not Challenge Credit Scoring Per Se
Class Action Alleging Violations of Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) Claiming Insurer used “Undisclosed Factors” to Compute Credit Scores and, Based on those Scores, Increase Insurance Premiums of Minorities should not have been Dismissed because…