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California Supreme Court Pounds Another Nail into the Coffin of “Trial by Formula” in Class Actions

By Paul Karlsgodt on June 2, 2014 Posted in Class Action Trends, Employment

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally posted on ClassActionBlawg.com. It is reproduced with permissions. The California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association yesterday, addressing the use of statistical sampling as a way of evaluating aggregate liability and damages in a class action. Although Duran is a wage … Continue Reading

Uncertainty Persists Regarding Insurance Companies’ Exemption from Liability Under California’s Unfair Competition Law

By Tina Amin on March 28, 2012 Posted in Consumer Fraud

The issue of whether insurance companies enjoy any special exemption from California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) liability has been a hotly litigated topic since the California Supreme Court’s 1988 decision in Moradi-Shalal v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Cos. 46 Cal.3d 287 (1988), and has been currently pending before the same court since it accepted review of … Continue Reading