Supreme Court Accepts Another Class Action for October 2012 Term
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in another class action to be heard during the October 2012 term. In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864, an antitrust class action, the Court...
View ArticleFisher’s Class Action Supreme Court Preview Worth a Read
Forbes columnist Daniel Fisher has authored an excellent preview of the three class-action-related cases set to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. The article, entitled Class-Action...
View ArticleIntra-class Conflicts, Regression Analysis, Antitrust Impact, and Class...
My partner, Bob Abrams, sent me a copy of the order granting Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Class Certification in Allen v. Dairy Farmers of America, an antitrust class action brought on behalf of...
View ArticleBakerHostetler Releases 2012 Class Action Year-End Review
I’m pleased to announce that the BakerHostetler Class Action Defense Team has just released its 2012 Year-end Review of Class Actions, a joint project with the firm’s Employment Class Actions,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Tells Lower Courts to Roll Up their Sleeves in Assessing Expert...
The United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 today. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the class of cable subscribers had been improperly certified....
View ArticleClass Action CLE Recap – Insights on the 2012-13 Supreme Court Term from the...
The Class Actions, Mass Torts and Derivative Suits Subcommittee of the Colorado Bar Association, now ably chaired by my BakerHostetler partner, Casie Collignon, held its first CLE luncheon of the year...
View ArticleWhat the Heck’s Going on With Class Actions?
My sincere apologies to the loyal ClassActionBlawg reader for the scarcity of new content lately. I’m on the road this week, but thought I should at least drop a note about two interesting...
View ArticleClassActionBlawg’s Top 10 Most Significant Class Action Developments in 2013
2013 was a memorable year for class actions. I’ve assembled my top 10 most significant developments below. There were almost enough U.S. Supreme Court decisions to fill up the entire list, but my...
View ArticleCheck Out BakerHostetler’s 2013 Class Action Year-End Review
In case you missed it, the BakerHostetler class action defense team published its second annual Year-End Review of Class Actions last month. The 2013 issue was expertly edited by Dustin Dow of our...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Upcoming CLE Webinar on Statistics in Class Actions
I’ll be on the faculty of an upcoming Strafford CLE webinar entitled Statistics in Class Certification and at Trial: Leveraging and Attacking Statistical Evidence in Class Actions to be held next...
View Article2015-16 Supreme Court Term – Is it Finally the End for Class Actions as We...
The October 2015 United States Supreme Court Term is already well underway, and there are several cases on the docket that could have a significant impact on class action practice. Here is a summary...
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