Fiduciary Duty, Class Action, Class Representatives

Class Representatives in the United States

BCLP on 8/16/2024

The efficiency of the US class action regime hinges upon a core procedural mechanism: the class representative. By permitting a large group of plaintiffs with typically modest claims to rely on a small subset of...more

Court Finds Named Plaintiffs Inadequate to Represent Proposed Class on ERISA Excessive Fee Claims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/29/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision from the Eastern District of Michigan serves as a reminder that—while courts are often quick to certify classes in ERISA cases—plaintiffs must satisfy the requirements of Rule 23 and that...more

Motion for Class Certification Denied: Plaintiff Who Released ERISA Claims Deemed Unfit to Lead Class

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/13/2021

Can a former employee serve as a class representative for ERISA claims when she has signed a general release agreement and has waived her right to participate in class actions? According to a recent decision by the District...more

District Court: ESOP Arbitration Provision Doesn't Apply to "Cashed-Out" Participant - Court Does Not Rule, However, That the...

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2018

• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that the arbitration provision of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) does not apply to the plaintiff's class representative because she had "cashed...more

Real Plaintiffs’ TCPA Lawyers of Florida: Brawl Between Two Law Firms Over a Class Settlement with the Tampa Bay Bucs Proves a...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/13/2018

Sit back and grab your popcorn. I’m about to tell you about a recent ruling involving a fight over a class settlement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a junk fax TCPA class action. While this story might sound like it’s...more

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Class Representatives in the United States

Court Finds Named Plaintiffs Inadequate to Represent Proposed Class on ERISA Excessive Fee Claims

Motion for Class Certification Denied: Plaintiff Who Released ERISA Claims Deemed Unfit to Lead Class

District Court: ESOP Arbitration Provision Doesn't Apply to "Cashed-Out" Participant - Court Does Not Rule, However, That the...

Real Plaintiffs’ TCPA Lawyers of Florida: Brawl Between Two Law Firms Over a Class Settlement with the Tampa Bay Bucs Proves a...

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - November 2017/ Volume 9 / Issue 4

Delaware Supreme Court Allows Opt-Out Right in Securities Case Certified on Equitable Grounds

Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Settlement of Class Action Deal Litigation

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