In many contexts, Rule 23’s predominance requirement will not be satisfied if individualized inquiries are required to determine which putative class members suffered an “injury” stemming from a ...
On February 12, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina not to grant class certification in a ...
In its 9-7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found the district court's commonality analysis too general to qualify for class certification, a finding that drew a heated ...
Jeff Cashdan of King & Spalding, counsel for Progressive Insurance, said this decision clarifies the "methodological approach courts should be taking in class-certification cases." The Third Circuit ...