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Netflix, Others Urge 7th Circ. To Keep Fee Suit Federal
Law360 (April 21, 2021, 5:21 PM EDT) Streaming service providers including Netflix and DirecTV urged the Seventh Circuit Wednesday to reverse a lower court s decision sending Indiana cities franchise fee collection suit back to state court, arguing the court s ruling ignored both case precedent and federal law.
The service providers told a three-judge panel during oral arguments that the lower court ignored specific jurisdictional instructions in the Class Action Fairness Act and read the U.S. Supreme Court s Levin v. Commerce Energy Inc. decision way too wrong when it remanded the cities lawsuit looking to collect the franchise fees at issue, usually charged to cable operators.
Robert Herrington Presents ‘Preclusion in Class Actions’ Webinar
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Robert J. Herrington, co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Class Action Litigation Practice, will present the webinar, “Preclusion in Class Actions: Asserting Judgments and Releases to Prevent Repetitive Litigation,” on April 15, from 1:00-2:30 pm EDT. LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 14, 2021
Robert J. Herrington, co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Class Action Litigation Practice, will present the webinar, “Preclusion in Class Actions: Asserting Judgments and Releases to Prevent Repetitive Litigation,” on April 15, from 1:00-2:30 pm EDT.
The Strafford live CLE webinar will discuss how class action lawyers can assert or challenge the preclusive effect of class releases and class judgments on future claims. The webinar will also explore trial strategies and release language that offers defenda
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Communications with a party represented by another lawyer absent consent (sometimes called “blitzes”) are permitted in putative class actions, a federal court has ruled in a case brought under the Class Action Fairness Act and Pennsylvania law.
The court’s decision affords defense counsel the opportunity to interview and obtain signed declarations from putative class members. The court clarifies the federal approach while firmly distinguishing the view of Pennsylvania state law.
Background
Holly Lloyd brought a putative class action against Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, a waste-to-energy processing facility. Lloyd alleged the Covanta-operated facility emitted noxious odors that interfere with the use and enjoyment of her property and that of other area residents.
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Communications with a party represented by another lawyer absent consent (sometimes called “blitzes”) are permitted in putative class actions, a federal court has ruled in a case brought under the Class Action Fairness Act and Pennsylvania law.
The court’s decision affords defense counsel the opportunity to interview and obtain signed declarations from putative class members. The court clarifies the federal approach while firmly distinguishing the view of Pennsylvania state law.
Background
Holly Lloyd brought a putative class action against Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, a waste-to-energy processing facility. Lloyd alleged the Covanta-operated facility emitted noxious odors that interfere with the use and enjoyment of her property and that of other area residents.
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