With 2025 behind us, we wanted to do a deep dive into the Fourth Circuit’s class certification decisions to see what we could learn. And it didn’t disappoint. Last year was an eventful one for the ...

This summer, the First Circuit revived a privacy class action based on debt collection practices. In Nightingale v National Grid USA Service Company, the district court granted summary judgment in ...

The Sixth Circuit concluded a federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee did not abuse its discretion when it certified the class. However, the Third, Fourth, Seventh and Ninth circuits this ...

The Sixth Circuit agreed to reconsider class certification granted to plaintiffs suing State Farm over the values it assigns to vehicles.

(Reuters) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set important precedent in relatively unmapped territory in its ruling Tuesday in In re Volkswagen ‘Clean Diesel’ Litigation. Judges Milan Smith and ...

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For both sides, a liberal standard for interlocutory appeal increases the opportunity for appellate review of a class certification decision at the most appropriate and efficient time. The Third ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio—A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals' Sixth Circuit has thrown out a large class-action lawsuit filed by a Glendale, Ohio, firefighter against 10 chemical companies over ...

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the defendants in a class action lawsuit involving Adderall XR did not violate the Sherman Act when it ...

(Reuters) - In a case that could have significant repercussions for class actions alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, two wheelchair-bound plaintiffs just asked, opens new tab ...