Class actions: Enter the consumer lawyer
Three milestones in the development of consumer protection litigation are most prominent in its rise: 1) changes in legislation; 2) the adaptation of consumer protection litigation as class action...
View ArticleRemoving barriers to removal
In Dart Cherokee, the plaintiff brought a Kansas state court class action alleging that the defendant underpaid oil and gas royalties allegedly due under mineral leases.
View ArticleClass action waivers: a new chapter in Minnesota
A 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decision offers several considerations that Minnesota organizations may wish to consider when deciding whether to implement a class action waiver.
View ArticleReliance remains, but rebuttable
In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.,the U.S. Supreme Court declinined to overrule the holding in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), which allows investors in securities-fraud cases...
View ArticleSandwich to go – but hold the noncompete
Jimmy John’s employee noncompete agreements stir debate
View ArticleDue Diligence: Class Actions
A quarterly feature examining case law, practice and procedure, and trends shaping the practice of law looks at class actions.
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