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Class and Collective Actions in the Age of Globalization

Globalization has brought with it the growing problem of how to deal with mass disputes that transcend jurisdictional boundaries, as well as ever-increasing creativity among the members of the plaintiffs’ bar in bringing ever-larger class and mass actions.  There is no single global court or other forum for bringing international or cross-border civil disputes, let … Continue Reading

Fraud-on-the-Market Allowed by Third Circuit to Certify Class in a Ruling That Differs Sharply From Fifth Circuit

In In re DVI, Inc. Securities Litigation, 639 F.3d 623 (3d Cir. 2011), the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that common class issues predominated over individual issues.  The Third Circuit found that the district court had correctly invoked the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance to partially grant plaintiffs’ certification motion. Investors of DVI, a … Continue Reading
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