The Revival of Rule 68 as a Factor in Class Actions
By Fred Burnside and Zana Bugaighis – October 31, 2018 | A defendant's unaccepted offer of judgment may make the plaintiff atypical and inadequate.
Class Actions & Derivative Suits
The Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee consists of practitioners, corporate counsel, and academics interested in class actions and stockholder derivative suits. Its leadership of top practitioners works to keep members abreast of issues in the class actions area, with subcommittees focused on areas that include antitrust law, consumer law, derivative suits, employment law, mass torts, pharmaceuticals and health law, and securities law.
Articles
Defending Competing and Repetitive Class Actions
By John E. Goodman – October 31, 2018 | Race to judgment, first-to-file rule, venue transfer, consolidation, and anti-suit injunctions.
Practice Points
Eighth Circuit: Challenging Standing May Be a Double-Edged Sword
By CADS Emerging Issues Subcommittee – November 1, 2018 | A defendant should carefully consider when and how to challenge these cases.
Ninth Circuit Provides Evidentiary Freedom at Class Certification Stage
By the Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee – October 26, 2018 | The case involves a wage and hour class action challenging an employer's practice of rounding clock-in times to the nearest quarter hour.
Audio
Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives on the Implications of the First Circuit’s Asacol Decision
By Britta Stamps, Brad Bodamer, Adam Polk, and Scott Grzenczyk – December 12, 2018 | Britta Stamps and Brad Bodamer offer the defendants' perspective on the First Circuit's recent class certification decision in the In re Asacol Antitrust Litigation, while Adam Polk and Scott Grzenczyk provide insights on the decision from the plaintiffs' side.
Interview Series: Women in Class Actions (Part 2)
By Lindsay Breedlove and Jan Levine – April 17, 2018 | In Part 2 of our interview series, Jan Levine, a partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia, sat down with Lindsay Breedlove, also a litigator at Pepper Hamilton, to share her experience as a member of the class action defense bar with significant leadership experience in large class actions. (15:47)
Class Actions & Derivative Suits
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We are excited for you to join us at this year’s Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar! For over 30 years, in-house and outside counsel have come together each winter to learn, network, and share expertise a…
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2019 Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference
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