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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And Speaking of Morrison…
Posted in Class Action Decisions, International Class Action Law, Securities Class Actions, tagged 10b, 10b-5, absolute activist, conduct and effects, ficeto, morrison, national australia bank, scotus, securities class action, securities fraud, transactional test, u.s. supreme court on March 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t Miss this Exciting CLE Webinar: “Class Certification After Dukes, Bayer and Halliburton Rulings”
Posted in CLE Programs, tagged bayer, class certification, CLE program, dukes, erica p. john fund, halliburton, rule 23, scotus, smith v. bayer, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court, wal-mart, webinar on August 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Supreme Court Set to Hear Argument in Wal-mart v. Dukes Next Tuesday
Posted in Class Action News, Employment Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged 23(a), 23(b), 23(b)(2), back pay, class action, dukes, employment class action, frcp 23, injunctive, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court, wal-mart on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Is Smith v. Bayer a Case About Class Action Abuse or Abuse of Federal Power?
Posted in Commentary, Federal Civil Procedure, Federal Court Decisions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged anti-injunction, collateral estoppel, federalism, in re baycol, issue preclusion, judgment, relitigation exception, roberts court, scotus, smith v. bayer, states' rights, u.s. supreme court on January 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Supreme Court Adds a Fourth Class Action Case to its Docket
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Federal Civil Procedure, Federal Court Decisions, Securities Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged burden of proof, class certification, erica p. john fund, fraud on the market, halliburton, price inflation, scotus, securities class action, securities fraud, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court on January 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Cert Granted in Walmart v. Dukes
Posted in Class Action News, Employment Class Actions, rule 23, Supreme Court Decisions, Uncategorized, tagged 23(b)(2), dukes, dukes v. wal-mart, employment class action, employment discrimination, scotus, u.s. supreme court on December 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]


Perspectives on the October 2010 Supreme Court Term
Posted in Articles, Class Action Trends, Commentary, tagged bayer, class action, class certification, dukes, erica p. john fund, halliburton, scotus, scotusblog, Supreme Court, u.s. supreme court, wal-mart on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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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