Class Representative Lead Plaintiff Securities Class Actions Standing US District Court - Mass
May 20, 2019 / May 22, 2019 by Melanie Conroy
On May 16, 2019, the District of Massachusetts denied a lead plaintiff’s motion to amend a complaint that sought to overcome standing deficiencies of the original class representative by adding a new named plaintiff. The Court dismissed the putative class action without prejudice, holding that if a class action has only one representative, and that […]
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Antitrust Class Actions First Circuit Decisions US District Court - Mass
October 17, 2018 / February 26, 2019 by Josh Dunlap
When last I wrote about ascertainability, I noted that a debate over the propriety of “ascertainability-by-affidavit” continued to percolate within the First Circuit even as lower courts relied on In re Nexium Antitrust Litigation to certify classes containing uninjured class members. Specifically, I noted a couple of developments. First, in In re Asacol Antitrust Litigation, […]
Antitrust Class Actions First Circuit Decisions US District Court - Mass US District Court - New Hampshire
December 7, 2017 / February 26, 2019 by Josh Dunlap
As various contributors to this blog have noted (here, here, and here), a divided panel of the First Circuit adopted a “loose” approach to the ascertainability requirement in In re Nexium Antitrust Litigation. Specifically, while acknowledging that “the definition of [a] class must be ‘definite,’” the majority concluded that this requirement could be satisfied by […]
Class Certifications Employment Class Actions US District Court - Mass
July 18, 2017 / January 12, 2023 by Don Frederico
In Romulus v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., five former Shift Supervisors brought a putative class action against CVS under the Massachusetts Wage Act, contending they were required to work through their unpaid breaks. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that they were required to remain in the store during their breaks when they were the only managerial employees […]
Consumer Class Actions US District Court - Mass
July 6, 2016 / May 17, 2024 by Don Frederico
Chief Judge Saris and Judge Sorokin of the District of Massachusetts recently tackled questions left unanswered by the Supreme Court’s opinion earlier this year in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016) (see Don Frederico’s prior post for a full discussion of Campbell-Ewald). In South Orange Chiropractic Center, LLC v. Cayan LLC, 2016 […]
Class Certifications US District Court - Mass
December 19, 2013 / May 17, 2024 by mindgrub
On the heels of his November 14, 2013 order certifying a class of individual consumers and other payors who alleged that defendant pharmaceutical companies engaged in anti-competitive practi...
November 30, 2013 / January 11, 2023 by mindgrub
On November 14, 2013, Judge William G. Young of the District of Massachusetts entered an order certifying a class of individual consumers and other payors who alleged that anti-competitive p...
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...
Employment Class Actions US District Court - Mass
October 23, 2012 / February 26, 2019 by mindgrub
In George v. NWMCC, CA No. 10-10289-DJC (D. Mass., September 27, 2012), United States District Judge Denise Casper granted class certification to a group of employees and former employees of...
August 1, 2012 / February 26, 2019 by mindgrub
Last week, in Abdallah v. Bain Capital LLC, United States District Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the District of Massachusetts dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Bain Capital LLC b...
