Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer has authored an article summarizing the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation, No. 07-1689 (3d Cir., Dec. 30, 2008), which the article calls a “ruling that is sure to be required reading for antitrust lawyers.” The decision also addresses more general class certification issues that are [...]
Archive for December 30th, 2008
Third Circuit Examines Impact of the Rigorous Analysis Standard on Conflicting Expert Testimony
Posted in Antitrust Class Actions, Class Action Decisions, Federal Court Decisions, tagged rule 23, class certification, rigorous analysis, antitrust class action, antitrust injury, falcon, hydrogen peroxide, frcp 23 on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
2008 Recap of Class Action Decisions and Trends, America Votes
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Trends, tagged rule 23, FACTA, scheme liability, class action reform, class certification, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, class action scandal, Class Action Decisions, securities fraud, tila, foreign cubed, RICO Class Action, wage and hour class action, pollution class action on December 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As the new year approaches, everyone seems to be doing a “top ten” list for 2008, so of course, ClassActionBlawg has to have one too. However, this “top ten” list has two improvements. First, the rankings will be decided by reader vote. Second, and even better, it goes to 11! So, here are some key class action [...]
