Earlier today, the Supreme Court issued its third of four class action-related decisions for the October 2010 term. In Smith v. Bayer Corp., No. 09-1205, the Court held that a federal court exceeded its authority when it issued an injunction preventing a state court from considering whether to certify a class on claims in which [...]
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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Fairness Act, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged anti-injunction act, CAFA, claim preclusion, collateral estoppel, frcp 23, home state, issue preclusion, kagan, local controversy, relitigation exception, rule 23, scotus, smith v. bayer, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court, west virginia on June 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript
Posted in Class Action News, Employment Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged back pay, commonality, dukes, employment discrimination, ginsburg, injunctive relief, kagan, oral argument, predominance, rule 23(b)(2), scalia, sotomayor, Supreme Court, typicality, wal-mart on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Wal-Mart v. Dukes argument was held as scheduled today. Here is a Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript. Some initial observations: The beginning of the defendant’s argument was focused on the proper standard for reviewing whether the plaintiff had sufficiently common evidence of a uniform policy. It was not until later in the defendant’s [...]


Elena Kagan and Class Actions
Posted in Class Action News, tagged across-the-board, class action commentary, elena kagan, falcon, kagan, sotomayor, u.s. supreme court, unity of interest on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the Supreme Court nomination of then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor was announced, I put together this summary of her fairly significant judicial record on class action issues. Finding any record on class action issues for current nominee Elena Kagan has been more of a challenge, since she has not served as a judge. However, Solicitor General Kagan does have a background [...]
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