As the saying goes, nature abhors a vacuum. There’s a corporate version of that, too: Companies fear uncertainty. Even newer companies in embryonic industries (think Tesla and electric vehicles) ...
When assessing financial risk arising out of a class action settlement, companies need to consider whether a proposed settlement is likely to go viral. The four factors below should help guide ...
In early February 2021, the 11th Circuit issued a significant ruling, holding in Cherry v. Dometic Corp. that class representatives need not “prove the existence of an administratively feasible ...
Class action settlement agreements can be long and complicated. But sometimes it’s the simplest provisions—like one prohibiting mass opt-outs—that can pay dividends.
The Backstory
In July 2019, ...
The modern class action, now on the books for over fifty years, allows injunctive remedies under all three subsections of Rule 23(b). Injunctive remedies, requiring that a defendant alter one or ...
Class action lawsuits are a much bigger risk today than they were 30 years ago. The internet has completely changed how consumers gain awareness of class action lawsuits and how they file claims ...