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Will Moldy Washing Machines Save the Consumer Class Action from Extinction?

Photo of Paul KarlsgodtBy Paul Karlsgodt on Posted in Consumer Class Action
Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published on ClassActionBlawg.com and is reprinted with permission. One of the key questions in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend is the extent to which damages must be susceptible to classwide calculation in order to justify class certification.  In particular, the question is … Continue Reading

Materiality Can Wait, Says the Supreme Court in Amgen

Photo of Paul KarlsgodtBy Paul Karlsgodt on Posted in Class Certification, Securities
The following post is reprinted with permission from Paul Karlsgodt’s blog, www.classactionblawg.com.  Stay tuned over the coming days for more in-depth analysis of the Amgen decision and its potential implications for securities class actions and class actions more generally. The Supreme Court has issued its opinion in one of the most highly anticipated class action-related cases on … Continue Reading
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