CLASSIFIED: Carlton Fields' Class Action Blog



February 2007
February 28, 2007 5:54 PM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen | Florida State Courts
Aren't the class representatives supposed to bear the cost of notice of certification to the class?  Not according to the Florida court in the circumstances of this decision.


February 19, 2007 9:38 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen | Analysis

David Letterman has his top 10 lists.  We have a top 5 list.  This is a list of things NOT to do in settling a class action in federal court.  Each item is followed by a “moral” (like in Aesop’s fables) and a brief explanation.



February 3, 2007 9:27 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen
On February 1, in Echevarria, McCalla, Raymer, Barrett & Frappier v. Cole, -- So. 2d --, 2007 WL 268769 (Fla. Feb. 1, 2007), the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the judicially created “litigation privilege” applies to claims alleging statutory violations as well as common law tort causes of action.  While the specific ruling in the case is beyond the scope of this blog, the case nonetheless is of interest because of its class action context.


February 1, 2007 12:06 PM | Posted by Dean Morande | Eleventh Circuit
In Grimes v. Fairfield Resorts, Inc., No. 06-14363, 2007 WL 245128 (11th Cir. Jan. 30, 2007) (unpublished), the plaintiff owned a timeshare interest, purchased from Fairfield.  The plaintiff was determined to be an inadequate representative where a large segment of the class derived a benefit from the very actions that formed the basis of the suit.




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