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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week that confirms that there are still situations where primarily foreign securities fraud disputes may be litigated as class actions in the United States courts.  The decision explores the contours of the US Supreme Court’s holding in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010) that § [...]

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My submission to the SCOTUSblog Class Action Symposium is now available for viewing.  Click the title below for the link: The October 2010 Supreme Court Term in review: For defendants, life returns to normal after the celebration ends

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For those of you who simply can’t get enough of the Supreme Court’s recent class action rulings, I will be speaking in an upcoming live phone/web seminar sponsored by Strafford Publications entitled “Class Certification After Dukes, Bayer and Halliburton Rulings.”   The Webinar  is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT.   Here is a summary: The [...]

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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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The United States Supreme Court will hold oral argument next Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in case of Wal-mart v. Dukes, No. 10-277.  The issue for review, at least so far, according to order granting certiorari, is: Whether claims for monetary relief can be certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2) – which by its terms [...]

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Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument in  Smith v. Bayer, which raises the question of a federal court’s power to enjoin a state court from considering class certification after the federal court had previously denied certification.  A copy of the argument transcript is available for download at the Supreme Court’s website.  Some of the key [...]

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Instead of a trilogy of class action decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court this term, it looks like there will be a “quadrilogy“! For the fourth time in the October 2010 Term, the Court has granted certiorari in a class action-related case.  Today, the Court granted cert in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co., No. 09-1403.  The [...]

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Can plaintiffs seek back-damages using a class action vehicle that’s built for righting wrongs in equity through remedies like injunction?  In the biggest work place class action ever, the United States Supreme Court has granted cert on the question of whether plaintiffs can use the Rule 23(b)(2) injunctive class procedure as a vehicle to seek money damages.  [...]

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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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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 [...]

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