If you’re in the need for CLE credits, or simply just want to keep up on some of the hottest topics in class action litigation, here’s an upcoming program that you should consider. Although the program ostensibly covers antitrust class actions, many of the concepts will be applicable to consumer and securities class actions as well. Thanks [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Upcoming CLE: Proving Common Impact in Antitrust Class Actions
Posted in Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, Uncategorized, tagged antritrust class action, class action CLE, Class Action Trends, cle, dukes, in re hydrogen peroxide, regression analysis, vigorous analysis on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
South Park Gets it Wrong
Posted in Class Action Humor, Colorado Civil Procedure, tagged bono, class certification, colorado class action law, entertainment class action, mickey mouse, oprah, south park, south park class action, streisand, tom cruise on April 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The 200th episode of “South Park” features a class action lawsuit by 200 celebrities led by Tom Cruise against the small fictitious Colorado town. As a Colorado resident and class action lawyer, I’m dismayed at the lack of attention to detail by the South Park writers when it comes to Colorado class action law. (Ok, I haven’t actually [...]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Sue ‘Em
Posted in Class Action News, tagged belichick, New England Patriots class action, new york jets, nfl, NFL Class action, NFL officiating, seahawks on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Shannon P. Duffy of the Legal Intelligencer reports that oral argument questions by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit suggests a possible reversal of a lower court’s dismissal of a class action based on the New England Patriots’ 2007 Tapegate scandal. A New York Jets season ticket holder claims that [...]
The United States Supreme Court and Class Actions
Posted in Supreme Court Decisions, tagged CAFA, class action jurisprudence, federalism, preemption, scalia, scotus, shady grove, sotomayor, u.s. supreme court on April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m embarrassingly late in posting a link to the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 08-1008, slip op. (S. Ct., March 31, 2010) in which the Court held that a New York state rule prohibiting class actions to recover statutory penalties did not apply in a case filed [...]
New Class Action Attorney Registration Requirements Adopted
Posted in Class Action Humor, tagged april fools, class action license, supreme court rules on April 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Supreme Court blog www.scotusnewz.com reports that the Court has approved Rule 23.4.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which will require all attorneys wishing to represent clients in class actions in federal courts to be specially licensed as “Class Action Counsel.” Licensing requirements are to include successful completion of a 3-hour Class Action Bar examination, an [...]

