Standing. The Fifth Circuit declined the opportunity to determine whether it would follow the “class certification” or the “standing” approach to standing....more
Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Jurisdiction. The Fifth Circuit held as a matter of first impression that the term “principal injuries” in the CAFA’s local controversy exception “qualitatively and comparatively evaluates the...more
Immigration -
Judge Wright of the Central District of California certified a class alleging that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and...more
4/17/2023
/ CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Environmental Liability ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Public Health ,
Search & Seizure
Highlights from this issue include:
Class Action Fairness Act. The jurisdiction of the Class Action Fairness Act does not apply when “the primary defendants are States, State officials, or other governmental entities...more
2/10/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
Medicaid ,
Statutory Violations