Andrew J. Trask (twitterfeed: @classstrategist) of the international law firm, McGuire Woods, has a great new legal blog called Class Action Countermeasures. The blog’s tagline is “Discussions of the Strategic Considerations Involved in Class Action Defense,” and it definitely lives up to that promise. Here’s just a sample of the titles of insightful articles published on [...]
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Class Action Countermeasures: Practice Tips for Class Action Defense Lawyers and their Clients
Posted in Other class action blogs, tagged class action blog, class action countermeasures, class action strategy on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Holidays from ClassActionBlawg
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I’m in Montana this week visiting family for the Holidays. Merry Christmas, and check back next week for new content.
Yet More on Cy Pres
Posted in Articles, class action reform, Class Action Settlements, tagged class action settlement, cy pres, reversion on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cy pres awards continue to be a hot topic both in the news and in academia. The latest contribution comes from Columbia law student Sam Yospe, whose article entitled Cy Pres Distributions in Class Action Settlements (Columbia Business Law Review, forthcoming) examines judicial discretion in choosing cy pres awards and makes practical suggestions for reform. Yospe’s article [...]
NFL Football and Class Actions, a Mix as Good as Chocolate and Peanut Butter?
Posted in Class Action News, rule 23, tagged adequacy of representation, new orleans saints, rule 23(a)(4), sean payton, super bowl on December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two of my greatest passions are class action law and NFL football, although not necessarily in that order. So, my interest is always piqued when the two are combined. Much to my delight, I came across this article from Rebecca Mowbray of The Times-Picayune that Saints Coach Sean Payton is the lead plaintiff in a putative class action filed in [...]
Cert Granted in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
Posted in International Class Action Law, Securities Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged foreign class action, foreign cubed, international class action, morrison, national australia bank, securities class action, transnational class action on December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to review the Second Circuit’s decision in the ”foreign-cubed” securities class action Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., No. 07-0583-cv (2d Cir. 2008). The Second Circuit’s decision is discussed at some length in this October 28, 2008 CAB Entry. The Supreme Court docket number is 08-1191. The questions presented for review are [...]
Think You Have an Extra Day to File that Brief? Think Again.
Posted in Federal Civil Procedure, tagged brief, deadline, frcp, motion, rules of civil procedure, scheduling order, time calculation on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Labor and employment attorney and fellow Baker Hostetler partner, Todd Lebowitz, sent me a helpful reminder today about changes to the time calculation rules and time periods in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Bankruptcy Procedure. There are some significant changes, including: All dates are now calculated by counting all calendar days, not just business [...]
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I Object, Unless You Pay Me … One Million Dollars!
Posted in Articles, class action reform, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Practice Tips, tagged class action objection, class certification, objector blackmail, professional objector, quick-pay, settlement approval on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vanderbilt law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick has published a great new research paper titled The End of Objector Blackmail? The paper discusses the problems of objectors blackmailing the parties to a class action settlement into paying them a portion of the fees at the threat of holding up final approval and resolution of the settlement. Professor Fitzpatrick [...]
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