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

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

A Big Week for the Securities Bar: Amgen and Gabelli

By Deborah Renner on March 13, 2013 Posted in Class Certification, Commonality, Injunctions, Practice Pointers, Predominance, Securities

Co-authored by: Marc D. Powers, Mark A. Kornfeld, and Jessie M Gabriel Editor’s Note: This Executive Alert was published by members of BakerHostetler’s Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Team and BakerHostetler’s Class Action Team. The Supreme Court last week issued two opinions of major importance to the securities bar. In Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement … Continue Reading

Amgen Argument Points Up Split in Supreme Court on Class Certification Versus Merits Issues

By Deborah Renner on November 30, 2012 Posted in Class Action Trends, Securities

On November 5, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, No. 1085, a securities class action, that concerned the ongoing question of what evidence is required at the class certification stage of a case as opposed to the merits phase of a case. (See our blog … Continue Reading

Denver Partner Casie Collignon to Speak on Panel With Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Regarding Class Action Evidentiary Trends

By Paul Karlsgodt on July 18, 2012 Posted in Class Action Trends, Class Certification

In late 2011, the Colorado Supreme Court issued four seminal class action cases: Jackson v. Unocal Corp., 262 P.3d 874 (Colo. 2011), BP America Production Co. v. Patterson, 263 P.3d 103 (Colo. 2011), Garcia v. Medved Chevrolet Inc., 263 P.3d 92 (Colo. 2011), and State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Reyher, 266 P.3d 383 … Continue Reading

Supreme Court to Review Class-Wide Proof of Damages in Comcast

By Casie Collignon on June 28, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Class Certification

Disputes over common class-wide evidence of both the existence and amount of damages are at the heart of most class action cases, regardless of the context. On June 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in an antitrust class action that may address those very issues. In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864, … Continue Reading