News & Analysis as of

Class Action › Summary Judgment › Multidistrict Litigation

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.
Harris Beach PLLC

New York Medical and Life Sciences: Year in Review 2023

Harris Beach PLLC on

From pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2023, which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more

Hanzo

Solving the Problem(s) of Multidistrict Litigation, Part 1: Early Identification of Meritless Claims

Hanzo on

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) has become a major component of the U.S. civil litigation system. MDLs now make up over half of the total civil caseload in the U.S., with product liability cases comprising the vast majority of...more

Carlton Fields

Student-Athletes Score Partial Win on Challenge to NCAA’s Scholarship Caps

Carlton Fields on

A nationwide class action currently consolidated in multidistrict litigation filed by current and former student-athletes received a boost from a ruling on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. ...more

3 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide