The National Law Review

Seventh Circuit Emphasizes “Rigorous Analysis” to Certify Class against University for Its Decision to Cancel Classes during the Pandemic

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Tackling the Unexecuted Damages Model Dilemma When Opposing Class Certification – Ninth Circuit Decision Offers Important Insights

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Full 6th Circuit Undoes Class Certification in GM Transmission Defect Lawsuit

In its 9-7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found the district court's commonality analysis too general to qualify for class certification, a finding that drew a heated ...
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Ninth Circuit: conjoint analysis fails to show class-wide damages for fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims

Takeaway: We have written about the use of survey-based conjoint analyses to prove class-wide damages. See Ninth Circuit summarily reverses exclusion of conjoint survey with “major flaws” (January 18, ...
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Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Sixth Circuit Clarifies Certification of Nationwide Class Actions, Plaintiffs Pick Preemption Argument in Gardasil Appeal

Judge Jeffrey Sutton, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, on Friday, November 15, 2019.