It has been a busy summer for federal appellate courts deciding class action issues. Amidst all the sound and fury, this summer’s decisions so far highlight two splits among the federal circuits, while also diminishing if not eliminating a third split on an issue that is currently before SCOTUS. Here is a brief summary of the ebbs and flows.
The Seventh Circuit’s July 28th decision in Mullins v. Direct Digital, LLC has already created quite a stir.
Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a panel in Boston discussing hot topics in class actions. We had a terrific group of panelists, including three (besides myself) who represent defendants in class actions and one who represents plaintiffs. This imbalance was attributable to the nature of the organization sponsoring the program as a business-oriented legal foundation.
Pierce Atwood is pleased to present this class action blog with a focus on decisions of the state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit. With decades of national class action experience and offices in every First Circuit state, our goal is to serve as a primary resource for companies that face class litigation in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, as well as to provide timely information about significant class action developments, strategies and trends on a national level.
First Class Defense is authored by John Aromando, Katy Rand, Josh Dunlap, Gavin McCarthy, Mark Rosen, Katherine Kayatta, Melanie Conroy, former Pierce Atwood partner, Don Frederico, and other members of the Litigation team at Pierce Atwood LLP.