In Mass. Ret. Sys. v. CVS Caremark Corp., the First Circuit recently revived a shareholder securities fraud class action stemming from the 2006 merger of retail pharmacy chain, CVS, and pres…
With the economy dragging and jobs difficult to come by, students who might otherwise have obtained paying jobs have increasingly turned to unpaid internships as a way to gain relevant exper…
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a much anticipated decision in the case of Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Laura Symczyk. The majority declined to answer the question…
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…
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was designed to ensure a federal forum for class-action cases “of national importance.” CAFA extends the federal courts’ diversity jurisdiction…
Last summer, I* wrote about the First Circuit’s June 27, 2012 decision in Download Fantastic Sams v FSRO Assoc, a case holding that, in the event of an arbitration provision that does not ex…
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…
The Third Circuit’s recent opinion in In re Baby Products Antitrust Litig. is noteworthy for its approach to cy pres distributions in class settlements, a topic that has also garnered recent…
In a watershed moment for class action securities litigation, last Wednesday the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, making it ea…
Last month, I expressed concern that a Seventh Circuit decision authored by Judge Posner in a consumer class action emphasized efficiency over fairness in deciding whether a class should be…
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