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Some circuits, like Third Circuit, have adopted stricter approach to how plaintiffs establish numerosity. If Plaintiffs use estimate of number of class members, estimate may have to be closely tailored to precise parameters of proposed class to pass muster.

As part of Manatt’s continuing monthly coverage of the aftermath of Facebook v. Duguid and how district courts are applying it to determine whether a calling system meets the Supreme...

Sixth Circuit addressed an issue that tends to arise frequently in various types of class actions, such as property insurance and environmental cases: whether property valuation issues are appropriate for class treatment.Answer No and In this case event could be challenged.

Where plaintiffs alleging that a nearby gelatin manufacturing facility run by the defendant exudes noxious odors have moved for certification of a proposed class of owners and occupants of residential property within a half-mile to three-quarters of a mile of the facility, that motion should be allowed because the plaintiffs have made an adequate showing

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to an award of attorney’s fees (but not) costs, class certification in an ERISA benefits case, a court finding that a physician claimant...

With nearly 200 similar lawsuits filed in the past few years, this decision provides insight into the Article III analysis district courts use in class certification context and highlights how employers should consider former plan participants seeking prospective relief.

Six years of a legal case regarding Apple allegedly slowing older iPhones with its iOS 9 upgrade may end as the plaintiffs ask the courts to recommend a much reduced settlement.

Six years of a legal case regarding Apple allegedly slowing older iPhones with its iOS 9 upgrade may end as the plaintiffs ask the courts to recommend a much reduced settlement.

On first glance, one might think that packaged tuna, price-fixing conspiracies, and uninjured class members have little in common. A closer look at the recent Ninth Circuit odyssey of...

Objectors filed separate motions in April opposing a proposed $92 million class settlement as insufficient to resolve claims for TikTok's allegedly unlawful collection of biometric and other personal data...