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Courts Remain Skeptical of Certifying Data Privacy Class Actions

By Greg Mersol, James Morrison and Curt Roy Hineline on January 14, 2019 Posted in Class Action Litigation, Rule 23

In this era where there appears to be a new data security incident announced each month, there is surprisingly little class certification jurisprudence for data security class actions. Indeed, to date we know of only four decisions that have addressed class certification of data privacy actions, excluding settlement certification, and only one of those addresses … Continue Reading

Proposed Rule 23 Amendment for Class Action Settlement: Sea Change or Codification of the Status Quo?

By James Morrison on May 14, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized

We’ve noted several times in this blog the difficulties parties may face when trying to obtain court approval for a settlement they have reached. Recognizing many of these issues, new amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) are scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2018. One of the proposed amendments requires that “[t]he … Continue Reading