As 2010 winds down, it’s time to review the key developments in class action law. It was an especially busy year for the federal courts, and in particular the U.S. Supreme Court, on issues impacting class action practice. Here, in chronological order, are 10 key developments from the year that was: January 5 – In In [...]
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2010 Class Action Year in Review
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Fairness Act, Federal Court Decisions, Supreme Court Decisions, Uncategorized, tagged 23(b)(2), all writs act, baycol, CAFA, CAFA removal, civil rights class action, class action review, Class Action Trends, class arbitration, class arbitration waiver, discrimination class action, diversity jurisdiction, dukes, FAA, foreign cubed, morrison, nerve center, preemption, rigorous analysis, shady grove, stolt-nielsen, top ten lists, wal-mart, year in review on December 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Supreme Court Justices Take on Foreign-Cubed Problem
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Securities Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged f-cubed, foreign cubed, morrison, scotus, securities class action, Supreme Court, transnational class action on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in the foreign cubed securities class action Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., Case No. 08-1191. A copy of the transcript is available on the Court’s website. Professor Hannah L. Buxbaum, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law at Bloomington, has [...]
Vivendi Verdict Thickens Plot in Foreign-Cubed Class Action Battle
Posted in Uncategorized, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Class Action Decisions, Securities Class Actions, tagged international class action, securities fraud, securities class action, transnational class action, foreign cubed, morrison, f-cubed, vivendi on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As reported by a variety of news outlets, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, on January 29, a federal jury found French conglomerate Vivendi liable for securities fraud, setting the stage for a potential multi-billion dollar damages award. In 2008, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York had made headlines [...]
Cert Granted in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
Posted in Supreme Court Decisions, International Class Action Law, Securities Class Actions, tagged international class action, foreign class action, securities class action, transnational class action, foreign cubed, morrison, national australia bank 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 [...]

