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January 11, 2013

Avoiding the Efficiency Trap

Consumer Class Actions

Authors:

Joshua D. Dunlap

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

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...

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January 08, 2013

The Efficiency Trap

Consumer Class Actions

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

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...

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December 27, 2012

A Question of Balance

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Practice area:

Class Action Defense

A few weeks ago I read a blog post by a contributor to Forbes, expressing concern that the Supreme Court is "trying to impose substantial restrictions on class actions." The post gets off t...

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December 02, 2012

Matamoros v. Starbucks and Rule 23

Employment Class Actions, First Circuit Decisions

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

In our last post, Katy Rand ?explored both the substantive Massachusetts employment law issues and the Rule 23(a)(4) analysis in the First Circuit's recent Starbucks tips case. This post wi...

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November 14, 2012

Matamoros v. Starbucks: First Circuit Affirms $14 Million Judgment for Violation of the Massachusetts Tips Act

Employment Class Actions, First Circuit Decisions

Authors:

Katharine I. Rand

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

Last week, in Download Matamoros et al v Starbucks Corporation, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed decisions of the District of Massachusetts (Hon. Nathanial M. Gorton), granting cl...

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October 27, 2012

The National Institute on Class Actions: Rule 23 and its Discontents

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Practice area:

Class Action Defense

This week I had the privilege of serving as a panelist at the ABA's 16th Annual National Institute on Class Actions. This year's' program, like last year's, was organized and moderated by D...

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October 23, 2012

District of Massachusetts Grants Class Certification in Wage Case

Employment Class Actions, US District Court - Mass

Authors:

Katharine I. Rand

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

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...

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October 02, 2012

The District of Massachusetts Stays True to Wal-Mart

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Practice area:

Class Action Defense

After the Supreme Court decided Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, it was fashionable for some in the plaintiffs' bar to argue that the deciding factor was the size of the class. After all, it...

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September 24, 2012

6th Circuit Holds Named Plaintiff’s Failure to File Timely Written Consent Bars FLSA Claims

Employment Class Actions

Authors:

Katharine I. Rand

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, Inc., which includes a discussion of some of the basics of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

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August 22, 2012

Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.: New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Class Certification in “Light” Cigarette Case

Consumer Class Actions, New Hampshire Decisions

Practice area:

Class Action Defense

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...

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