SCOTUS To Address Standing of Class Members
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear argument in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) class-action case out of the Ninth Circuit, Ramirez v. TransUnion LLC, 951 F.3d 1008 (9th Cir. 2020), cert. granted in part sub nom. TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, Sergio L., No. 20-297,… Read More
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
Microsoft Wins Supreme Court Review of Class Certification Appeal Issue
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Microsoft’s petition for a writ of certiorari and agreed to decide whether class action plaintiffs can dismiss their individual cases with prejudice after class certification is denied and nonetheless appeal the class certification ruling without first going to… Read More
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Notice of Removal Under Class Action Fairness Act Must Include Evidence
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a defendant seeking removal to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) must include evidence supporting federal jurisdiction rather than only a “short and plain statement of the grounds for removal.” Dart Cherokee… Read More