Add this blogClass Action Collation II
See, here's the thing. Russell Jackson stole my case. The Seventh Circuit decided an important case on the limits of Rule 23(b)(2)--Kartman v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins.--and I set it aside to blog about today. But Jackson's great writeup covers everything I wanted to.
And here's the other thing. There have been a lot of good writeups of class actions lately. To wit:
- Drug & Device Law reported on Sergeant Benevolent Ass'n Health & Welfare Fund v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLP in the Eastern District of New York. The court denied certification to a RICO class because proof of reliance would be too individualized.
- Jackson also wrote up a case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Powers v. Lycoming Engines, that held that applying the law of a manufacturer's residence to a multi-state class action violated due process.
- Gilbert Brosky of the Employment Class Action Blog reports on a decertification of an FLSA class action of Home Depot assistant managers based on the variations among managers' duties.
- And Paul Karlsgodt reviews a recent article on whether class-action notices comply with Rule 23. (Many of them don't.)
I usually don't like just to point you to what other people have written on class actions (that's what my Twitter feed is for). But every once in a while, it's worth taking one post of mine to point out a bunch of really good posts by others.
Andrew Trask has defended more than 100 class actions, involving all stages of the litigation process. While his work has
Serves you right, my friend! You and the folks at Drug & Device Law have been scooping me on some of the best cases over the last few months so that some mornings, I've just given up.
Thanks for all of the hard work you do to share insights with your readers. Hope you're feeling better, by the way.
Russell