Consumer Class Actions Massachusetts Decisions
October 31, 2014 / January 12, 2023 by mindgrub
In December 2008, a major ice storm caused massive and lengthy power outages in several towns in Massachusetts. Twelve residential and business customers of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light...
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Consumer Class Actions US District Court - Mass
September 8, 2013 / January 11, 2023 by mindgrub
The home mortgage crisis of the last several years has spawned its share of new government regulation and litigation. On September 4th, Judge Rya Zobel denied plaintiffs' motion for class c...
Arbitration Class Arbitration Consumer Class Actions Employment Class Actions Massachusetts Decisions
June 17, 2013 / January 10, 2023 by mindgrub
Last week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued two long-awaited decisions concerning the enforceability of class action waivers in arbitration agreements. Feeney v. Dell, Inc. (...
Consumer Class Actions Supreme Court
April 3, 2013 / March 3, 2026 by mindgrub
On March 27th, the Supreme Court issued a notable opinion addressing not only the interplay between class certification and merits issues, but also the relationship between Rule 23(b)(3) pre...
March 16, 2013 / January 10, 2023 by mindgrub
The patchwork of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decisions construing our consumer protection statute (Chapter 93A) has created a great deal of confusion, particularly over the last dec...
Consumer Class Actions US District Court - Maine
January 18, 2013 / March 3, 2026 by mindgrub
Just before the holidays, Judge Singal issued an order de-certifying a class in Loef v. First American Title Insurance Company. The Loef decision both provides an excellent example of the ch...
Consumer Class Actions
January 11, 2013 / March 3, 2026 by mindgrub
As recently discussed on this blog, the Seventh Circuit – in an opinion authored by Judge Posner – reversed a district court’s denial of class certification regarding claims involving Whirlp...
January 8, 2013 / January 10, 2023 by mindgrub
In a recent Seventh Circuit decision that has received much attention, Judge Posner explained the predominance requirement of Rule 23(b)(3) in a way that no doubt will be cited frequently by...
Consumer Class Actions New Hampshire Decisions
August 22, 2012 / January 4, 2023 by mindgrub
Yesterday, the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed the certification of a class of purchasers of “Light” cigarettes in a case alleging that Philip Morris USA, Inc. (Philip Morris), by using...
Class Action Settlements Consumer Class Actions First Circuit Decisions
July 28, 2012 / January 4, 2023 by mindgrub
In an opinion authored by Chief Justice Sandra Lynch that could, and should, find its way into civil procedure casebooks, the First Circuit charted a course through the complexities of the E...
