Trial lawyers everywhere are saying a collective “I told you so” to a tort reformer who has filed a would-be class action against the City of Sacramento for its practices in towing cars parked in no-parking zones. For more details on the story, see this entry in the Los Angeles Times’ L.A. Now Blog. The plaintiff, Fred Heistand, is [...]
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If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em
Posted in Class Action Humor, Class Action News, class action reform, tagged class action reform, parking ticket class action, tort reform on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Legislator Says Interlocutory Appeals of Class Certification Orders Key to California Economic Recovery
Posted in Class Action News, class action reform, tagged california class action law, class action appeal, class action reform, interlocutory appeal on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
According to the Daily Pilot and the California Chronicle, a California lawmaker has introduced a bill, AB 298, to allow defendants to file interlocutory appeals of class certification decisions. The bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Van Tran, has authored a guest blog post on The California Civil Justice Blog explaining the objectives behind the bill, which include helping [...]
Word of Advice for European Class Action Reformers?
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged class action reform, european class action, european class action reform, International Class Action Law on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Laptop Legal‘s “Class Action Thought for the Day” looks to West’s “Headnote of the Day” as food for thought for those considering the expansion of class actions in Europe and the former Soviet Union: Purpose of a class action is to simplify the resolution of complex litigation, not complicate it. Ah, if only West headnotes [...]
2008 Recap of Class Action Decisions and Trends, America Votes
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Trends, tagged Class Action Decisions, class action reform, class action scandal, Class Action Trends, class certification, FACTA, foreign cubed, International Class Action Law, pollution class action, RICO Class Action, rule 23, scheme liability, securities fraud, tila, wage and hour 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 [...]
Where Not to Get Sued
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, Reports and Surveys, tagged class action reform, judicial hellhole, tort reform on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Legal Blog Watch has a new post from Robert J. Ambrogi up today summarizing the latest edition of the American Tort Reform Association‘s annual “Judicial Hellholes” rankings for 2008-09 (see the link on the executive summary page for the full report). Class action lawyers won’t be too surprised by the “honorees” on this year’s list. One [...]
Consumers Don’t Benefit from UK Collective Actions. So How Exactly Does that Make them Different from US Class Actions?
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged antitrust, antitrust conference, class action reform, collective action, International Class Action Law, jjb sports, opt in, opt out, UK class action, UK collective action on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
UK legal publication The Lawyer has an interesting article out today for anyone tracking trends in class and collective action reform across the pond. According to the article, Which?, a consumer organization granted the right to pursue collective redress on behalf of consumers harmed by conduct declared to have violated antitrust laws, isn’t convinced that it would [...]
Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Other class action blogs, tagged brinker, Class Action Decisions, Class Action News, class action reform, class action scandals, Class Action Trends, wage and hour on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review’s “Lay Down the Gauntlet” Challenge of the Week I know this is going to make me sound like Ayn Rand, but why would we possibly want to encourage a public policy that imposes liability on employers for failing to force all of their hourly employees not to work during meal and rest breaks? I sense [...]
Will UK Damages Ruling Put a Damper on Collective Action Reform?
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged class action damages, class action reform, disgorgement, exemplary damages, International Class Action Law, punitive damages, uk class action law on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Efforts to expand access to collective redress in the UK have been the subject of several recent entries here at ClassActionBlawg (see these entries dated October 9, September 1, and August 28). According to an article published today in the Times Online, a British appellate court has dealt a setback to reformers by rejecting theories of damages considered [...]
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Want to Cash in on the Next Class Action Settlement? Save Those Receipts
Posted in Class Action Settlements, Commentary, Consumer Class Actions, tagged class action reform, class action settlement, consumer class actions, social utility on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This report from Jim Williams of Chicago’s CBS affiliate, CBS 2, illustrates a common quandry facing lawyers in consumer class actions. The report discusses a class action settlement involving allegations that packaged chicken contained excessive amounts of water, resulting in consumers getting less chicken for their money than advertized. The article criticizes the settlement because class members [...]
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