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Eleventh Circuit Takes a Mulligan on Cappuccitti
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed itself just months after its widely reviled opinion in Cappuccitti v. DirecTV. In a per curiam opinion issued October 15, 2010, a three judge panel...
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Don’t Miss the CAFA Removal and Remand Developments Seminar, March 29, 2011
I will be speaking in an upcoming live phone/web seminar on CAFA removal issues sponsored by Strafford Publications. Here is some information about the program: CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest...
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Roundup of Recent Federal Court of Appeals Decisions on Class Action Issues
Having been focused on several other speaking and writing projects recently (in addition to my day job), it’s taken longer than I had hoped to comment on several recent class-action-related decisions...
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Fisher’s Class Action Supreme Court Preview Worth a Read
Forbes columnist Daniel Fisher has authored an excellent preview of the three class-action-related cases set to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court this term. The article, entitled Class-Action...
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Not a Penny More than $4,999,999.99
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument Monday in the case of Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles. At issue is whether a plaintiff can avoid federal removal jurisdiction under the Class...
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Plaintiff’s Counsel Can’t Bind Class By Stipulating to $4,999,999 in Damages,...
The Supreme Court issued its first-ever decision interpreting the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) today, and its holding strengthens defendants’ right to a federal forum in class actions. The...
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