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Class Action Subject Matter Jurisdiction Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Let SCOTUS Decide: Can an Amended Complaint ‘Remove’ Removal Jurisdiction?

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On October 7, 2024, the Supreme Court heard arguments to answer two longstanding questions on removal jurisdiction: (1) Whether amending a complaint to eliminate the only federal questions destroys federal subject-matter...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Issue 16

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Supreme Court to Resolve Availability of RICO Claims to Personal Injury Plaintiffs - On April 29, 2024, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, 2024 WL 1839091 (U.S. Apr. 29,...more

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Master of Its Choice of Forum?

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On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether a plaintiff may compel the remand of a case removed on the basis of federal question jurisdiction by voluntarily amending its complaint to leave only state...more

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Illinois Federal Judge Finds Another Eyewear Virtual Try-on Class Action Is Exempt Under BIPA’s Healthcare Exemption

A federal judge in Illinois recently ruled that online shoppers cannot sustain claims that a virtual try-on (VTO) tool that allegedly scans facial geometry to preview the look of sunglasses on their face violates the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Sovereign Immunity for State Plaintiffs in Antitrust Class Actions?

The Third Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing en banc a panel’s earlier decision in the In re Flonase Antitrust Litigation. In that case, the panel decision addressed the degree to which class settlements can...more

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