National Law Review

Ninth Circuit Opens New Path Back to State Court for Class Actions Removed to Federal Court

By design, the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) allows defendants to remove complex class actions to federal court. It avoids the onerous diversity requirements that defendants previously struggled to ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Holds Class Claims Moot When Class Representative Settles Individual Claims Without Retaining a Financial Stake in the Outcome of Class Claims

On Wednesday, June 3, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Brady v. Autozone, No. 19-35122, slip op. at 1 (9th Cir. June 3, 2020), https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov ...
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Ninth Circuit: class representative may not tailor class definitions to accommodate personal and not class-wide merits issues

Takeaway: The individual claims asserted by a class representative – as well as the defenses that apply to those claims – form the foundation of any effort to certify a class under Rule 23. If the ...
The National Law Review

Ninth Circuit Finds Class Certification Inappropriate in Case Involving Projected Sold Adjustments on Auto Insurance Total Losses

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