Complex Class Action Defense Articles
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2009
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Bloomberg Law Reports - Class Actions
From a defendant’s perspective, a class action can be a litigation nightmare. Even setting aside the potential exposure should the case reach the judgment phase, defending a class action ups the ante significantly with respect to the cost of the suit and the resources necessary to defend it.
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June 4, 2009
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Los Angeles Daily Journal
Settling class actions is anything but typical. Rule 3.770 of the California Rules of Court conditions dismissal of class actions upon the plaintiff’s submission of a declaration explaining the factual basis for the dismissal and any consideration received by the plaintiff.
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February 2009
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Los Angeles Lawyer
In the wake of the federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) and recent federal and state court decisions, no other type of settlement has drawn greater scrutiny by trial courts conducting class action fairness hearings than so-called coupon settlements. Yet what exactly constitutes a coupon settlement remains unsettled, particularly in the absence of a statutory definition in CAFA.
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January 8, 2009
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In a decision of first impression, United States District Judge Alicemarie Stotler has ruled that California Civil Code Section 1747.08 – prohibiting retailers accepting credit cards from requesting or requiring a consumer to provide personal identifying information – does not apply to online transactions.
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October 2, 2008
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Law360
The notorious decision earlier this year sanctioning Qualcomm Inc. and several of its attorneys for discovery misconduct points to the need for a more cooperative, less adversarial approach to e-discovery, experts say.
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February 2008
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The crisis in the subprime (or mortgage-backed securities) market has spawned several types of class actions and derivative suits of which corporations should be aware.
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