The efficiency of the US class action regime hinges upon a core procedural mechanism: the class representative. By permitting a large group of plaintiffs with typically modest claims to rely on a ...
Takeaway: The individual claims asserted by a class representative – as well as the defenses that apply to those claims – form the foundation of any effort to certify a class under Rule 23. If the ...
(Reuters) - One U.S. appeals court this week cemented its split with another on an issue that crops up repeatedly in class action litigation: Can courts award incentive payments to plaintiffs who ...
As of December 26, over 600 Californians have joined the Taxpayers Against Genocide class action Federa lawsuit – a number that is expected to grow as taxpayers join in support. All the way from the ...
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed a class action application, after finding the representative had not “properly understood” the funding arrangements made with her own funder, ...
Earlier this month, in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, No. 18-12344, --- F.4th ----, (11th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for rehearing of a ...