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Author: Paul Karlsgodt is a partner in the Denver office of Baker & Hostetler.
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Sovereignty, Federalism and Class Actions
Daniel Wise of the New York Law Journal has an interesting article out today on a recent New York state court decision involving a complex dispute over assets of former Philippines dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, being held by Merrill Lynch…
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Another Common Reliance Theory Fails in Colorado
In April, the Colorado Supreme Court decided Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Benzing, 206 P.3d 812 (Colo. 2009), in which it rejected the “fraud on the market” theory of reliance in a consumer class action. Now, Garcia…
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Bulletproof Blog Offers Expert Insight on Key Canadian Class Action Trend
In the latest installment of Bulletproof Blog’s series on class action trends from the plaintiffs’ perspective, Larry Smith interviews Canadian lawyer Won Kim. Kim discusses a recent Ontario court ruling that allows U.S. plaintiffs’ firms…
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Notes from the 13th Annual National Institute on Class Actions (San Francisco)
I was not able to attend the National Institute on Class Actions program in San Fransisco, but class action notice expert Dr. Shannon R. Wheatman (swheatman@gmail.com), was there and she graciously agreed to send me her…
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7th Circuit Issues Report on E-Discovery Principles
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has begun implementation of an electronic discovery pilot program, which will be conducted between October 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010. The program is the result of recommenations of an e-discovery committee of…
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More on Cy Pres
Over the past week, I have received two separate requests for comment on cy pres awards to charity in class action settlements. Evidently it’s on readers’ minds, so I thought I’d give some thoughts on the subject here.…
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In Case You Care, ClassActionBlawg Has Just Rented the Video “Class Action” Starring Gene Hackman
Venkat Balasubramani over at Spam Notes has been covering developments in an interesting group of class actions against Blockbuster Video and Facebook. The cases arise out of Facebook’s Beacon feature, which causes news feed stories to be automatically…
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Healthy Smoker Case Offers Lesson in Pre-Certification Legal Analysis
Robert J. Ambrogi of Legal Blog Watch posted this article today discussing the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts’ decision holding in Donovan v. Phillip Morris USA, which recognized the viability of a claim seeking medical monitoring as a remedy for smokers…
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What Should We Do With Unclaimed Class Action Funds, Pres Tell?
The cy pres doctrine has become a hot topic in class action circles in recent years. For those not familiar with the concept as used in the class action context, cy pres awards are awards to third parties, typically charities, of unclaimed settlement…
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International Securities Class Action Trial Begins
An international securities class action trial against French media conglomerate Vivendi International started today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. For a report on the trial’s first day, see this article…