April 9, 2012 10:09 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen |
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How detailed must a class certification order be? Can the court essentially “punt” on describing the class or defining the class issues to be tried? The Seventh Circuit answered those questions in the opinion described below. read more
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April 6, 2012 10:07 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen |
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Is a law firm seeking a portion of proceeds of a class action settlement a party for purposes of court approval of the attorney fee distribution? The Seventh Circuit says yes. Read on for details. read more
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April 4, 2012 10:04 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen |
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If a state agency (such as a Department of Education) systematically fails to comply with its statutory obligations, can a class action be used to remedy the failure? It used to be the case that the federal judiciary thought that structural injunctions taking control of executive functions was sensible. But that was then, this is now. What do the courts now think? Read on to find out the Seventh Circuit’s perspective on this policy question. read more
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April 2, 2012 10:00 AM | Posted by D. Matthew Allen |
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What happens when a plaintiff seeking class certification moves to exclude a defendant’s expert evidence on Daubert grounds? Can the district court allow the evidence to be admitted and “take it for what it is worth” in deciding the certification question? Read on to see what the Seventh Circuit said about this question. read more
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January 4, 2012 11:27 PM | Posted by Adam Koppel |
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According to a recent opinion by the Seventh Circuit, the answer is no. read more
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