Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Ituah, et al. v. Austin State Hospital, a federal magistrate judge in Texas recently recommended the denial of a motion for class certification brought by patients alleging disability discrimination...more
1/16/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discovery ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Lost Evidence ,
Numerosity ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Rape ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Section 504 ,
Sexual Assault
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently granted the petition of six Ohio cities to appeal the ...more
11/18/2019
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Municipalities ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Substance Abuse
Seyfarth Synopsis: In complex class actions, courts have looked to Rule 23 to authorize class actions either for trial, or for approval of a previously negotiated settlement. Now as thousands of public entities nationwide...more
9/16/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Due Process ,
FRCP 23 ,
Manufacturers ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Public Entities ,
Public Funds ,
Reimbursements
In an order recently issued in EEOC v J.R. Baker Farms, LLC, et al., Case No. 7:14-CV-136 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 9, 2015), Senior Judge Hugh Lawson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia compelled the EEOC to...more
9/16/2015
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
FRCP 23 ,
Mach Mining ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Motions to Quash ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Rule 30(b)(6) ,
Title VII ,
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