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Many apologies for providing you all with just a linkdump for my Tuesday entry, but I'm lying in bed with a triple-digit fever. Still, there are certainly other legal blogs that do a thoughtful job of covering class-action issues, and I'm lucky that several of them have great entries right now.
- Justice Scalia has stayed a Louisiana state court ruling requiring tobacco companies to pay into a $241 million dollar "quit smoking" fund. His reason: it's "significantly possible" that the Court may overturn the decision on constitutional grounds. Specifically: “the extent to which class treatment may constitutionally reduce the normal requirements of due process is an important question.” [SCOTUSblog]
- The Second Circuit has held, in a divisive 2-1 split, that the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) does not apply to corporations. This should have a huge effect on international human-rights class actions. [Mass Tort Defense]
- Wal-Mart's certiorari petition asking the Supreme Court to review the Ninth's Circuit's Dukes v. Wal-Mart opinion has drawn a number of high-powered amicus briefs. [WSJ Law Blog]
Come back again on Thursday, when regular content should resume.
Andrew Trask has defended more than 100 class actions, involving all stages of the litigation process. While his work has