Tag Archives: liability

Court Takes Cue from Comcast v. Behrend, Certifies Class as to Liability but not Damages

By David M. McMillan on October 9, 2014 Posted in Class Certification, Securities

Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. In what appears to be an increasingly common practice since the Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S.Ct. 1426 (2013), the Southern District of New York recently certified a class as to liability, but rejected certification as to damages. Fort Worth Employees’ … Continue Reading

Objectors Seek Writ of Certiorari to SCOTUS Over Monsanto Agent Orange Settlement

By Justin Winquist on February 3, 2014 Posted in Class Certification, Settlements, Uncategorized

On January 21, 2014, objectors to a class action settlement over contamination from Monsanto Agent Orange herbicide filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Unites States Supreme Court. The Petition asked the Court to entertain the objectors’ request to reverse the West Virginia Supreme Court’s November 22, 2013 decision, which affirmed the trial … Continue Reading

Will Moldy Washing Machines Save the Consumer Class Action from Extinction?

By Paul Karlsgodt on August 26, 2013 Posted in Consumer Class Action

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published on ClassActionBlawg.com and is reprinted with permission. One of the key questions in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend is the extent to which damages must be susceptible to classwide calculation in order to justify class certification. In particular, the question is … Continue Reading

Common and Predominating Damages: Comcast Opinion Extends Wal-Mart v. Dukes’ Standards for Class Certification but Leaves the Question of Daubert for Another Day

By Casie Collignon on April 3, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Class Certification, Expert Testimony, Predominance, Rule 23 Requirements

Co-authored by: John B. Lewis, Dustin M. Dow, Patrick T. Lewis, Danyll W. Foix, and Rodger L. Eckelberry Editor’s Note: This Executive Alert was published by members of BakerHostetler’s Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Team, Employment Team, and BakerHostetler’s Class Action Team. On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case … Continue Reading