Class Actions & Mass Actions

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Muransky v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

October 4, 2019

Eleventh Circuit grants rehearing en banc in FACTA class action case, vacating panel opinion that had permitted class action settlement where the named class members had suffered no injury. The U...

In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

October 2, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Sixth Circuit to grant review and decertify unprecedented “negotiation class” unauthorized by Rule 23.

Sullivan v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.

September 13, 2019

U.S. Chamber files brief urging Second Circuit to grant Rule 23(f) petition for review and decertify medical-monitoring class action.

Zehentbauer Family Land LP v. Total E&P USA

August 15, 2019

Sixth Circuit panel affirms class certification order in oil-and-gas royalty dispute. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to reverse, arguing that the class fails the...

Oren v. Dollar General Corp.

August 13, 2019

U.S Chamber files amicus brief in support of reversal of class certification order, arguing that class of purchasers of motor-oil products from retailer fails ascertainability requirements, and...

Bigger v. Facebook, Inc.

July 3, 2019

U.S. Chamber files merits brief urging Seventh Circuit to vacate class action certification which allowed notice to individuals who had agreed to resolve their disputes by arbitration on an...

In re: Dollar General Corp.

June 25, 2019

Eighth Circuit grants Rule 23(f) review

Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.

June 4, 2019

Eighth Circuit denies interlocutory review and petition for writ of mandamus of district court decision allowing thousands of Peruvian nationals to sue American companies in federal court under...

Muransky v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

May 20, 2019

U.S. Chamber joins coalition brief urging Eleventh Circuit to grant rehearing en banc to consider whether class settlement should have been approved due to lack of named plaintiff’s Article III...

Bigger v. Facebook, Inc.

May 3, 2019

Seventh Circuit grants interlocutory appeal in case concerning notice to class members who are subject to arbitration agreements that preclude class litigation. The Chamber filed an amicus brief...