John G. Papianou is a partner in the Litigation Department of Montgomery McCracken. John concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, with particular emphasis on consumer class actions involving claims under state consumer protection statutes. He has counseled and represented numerous clients in consumer class actions across the country.
Supreme Court Says Offers of Individual Settlement or Judgment Don’t Moot Class Actions
It turns out you can’t get rid of a putative class action by offering complete individual relief to a named plaintiff. In Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 2016 WL 228345 (U.S. Jan. 20, 2016), the Supreme Court took up the question whether “an unaccepted offer to… Read More
Third Circuit May Soon Consider Whether Offer of Judgment Moots Class Claims
UPDATE – July 17, 2014: Third Circuit Grants Appeal in Weitzner v. Sanofi The Third Circuit granted a petition for leave to appeal in this matter. See attached notice. Will the Third Circuit heed Justice Kagan’s dissent in Genesis and “rethink [its] mootness-by-unaccepted-offer theory” or… Read More