Recent Seventh Circuit Decisions May Signal Heightened Scrutiny Under Adequacy Prong
SmithAmundsen's class action team recently secured a significant victory from the Seventh Circuit, raising the bar that plaintiff counsel must clear in order to satisfy the adequacy requirement for class certification.
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waiver: What AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Means for Co
This decision opens the door for companies to attempt to execute appropriate contracts and agreements that include class action waivers from their consumers. The net result may allow a company to escape costly and high stakes class action litigation.
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U.S. Supreme Court Imposes Higher Hurdles In Denying Female Wal-Mart Employees The Opportunity To Proceed As A Class
In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. ___, 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4567 (June 20, 2011), the Supreme Court reversed the lower court’s finding that class certification of 1.5 million Wal-Mart female employees was appropriate.
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SmithAmundsen Class Action Alert: Limiting the Risk of Class Action Litigation
Our class action attorneys have drafted an article which analyzes the current state of the law concerning “class action waivers” and concludes with tips for drafting consumer agreements that reduce the risk of such lawsuits.
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7th Circuit Rules that District Court Must Conclusively Resolve Daubert Challenges to Expert Findings
The question of whether challenges to expert opinions should be resolved before a decision on certification is an often disputed issue and, prior to a recent decision by the Seventh Circuit, had not been ruled on directly by the circuit courts.
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