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Law Society Gazette: Government Report Calls for Opt-Out Collective Action...
One more abbreviated post before I return from vacation. Neil Rose of the British publication the Law Society Gazette reports that the paper has obtained unpublished government research calling for an...
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Cert Granted in Walmart v. Dukes
Can plaintiffs seek back-damages using a class action vehicle that’s built for righting wrongs in equity through remedies like injunction? In the biggest work place class action ever, the United...
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Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript
The Wal-Mart v. Dukes argument was held as scheduled today. Here is a Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript. Some initial observations: The beginning of the defendant’s argument was focused on...
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Is the Key to Class Actions Under FRCP 23(b)(2) that the Plaintiff Seeks...
Last week, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner authored an opinion addressing one of the key issues awaiting a ruling by the United States Supreme Court this term, holding that an...
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Concepcion, Four Long Months Later
Class action news has slowed a bit over the Summer months, at least compared to the non-stop action we witnessed this Spring. But one area that has seen continued development in the past few months...
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Think Dukes Was the End of the Employment Discrimination Class Action? Think...
Last Friday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant employment class action decision that may challenge conventional wisdom about the impact of the Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in...
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More on Posner’s McReynolds Decision
For those readers who are interested in additional insights on Judge Posner’s opinion in McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-3639 (7th Cir., Feb. 24, 2012), which was...
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Congress Considering Legislation to Reverse Impact of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc....
According to Pete Kasperowicz at The Hill’s Floor Action Blog, Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation in Congress intended to reverse...
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