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A Big Week for the Securities Bar: Amgen and Gabelli

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

Can Subsequent Wal-Mart Class Actions Survive? Texas Federal Court Says “No”

By Jeanine Conley on November 3, 2012 Posted in Class Action Tolling, Class Action Trends

On October 28, 2011, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011) denying class certification to plaintiffs seeking to represent a group of over 1.5 million women in a gender discrimination action against Wal-Mart, Stephanie Odle and six other named plaintiffs filed another action … Continue Reading

Ohio Reduces Statute of Limitations

By Paul Karlsgodt on October 11, 2012 Posted in Ohio, State Class Action Law

Editor’s Note: The following is a reprint of a BakerHostetler Class Action Defense Team Executive Alert released earlier today. Due in part to efforts of the BakerHostetler Columbus office Class Action Defense Team, Ohio has adopted a new statute of limitations for breach of written contract that, effective September 28, 2012, reduces the limitations period from 15 … Continue Reading

Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Plaintiffs Get a Second Bite at a Smaller Apple

By Casie Collignon on September 27, 2012 Posted in Class Action Trends, Class Certification, Class Definition, Equitable Relief, Rule 23 Requirements, Rule 23(b)(2) Class Actions

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), that five named plaintiffs alleging nationwide sex discrimination class action claims did not satisfy Rule 23(a)’s commonality requirement and could not bring class claims for monetary relief under Rule 23(b)(2). In October of last year, the plaintiffs filed a … Continue Reading