Class Certification

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Wheeler v. Arkema Inc.

October 17, 2019

Fifth Circuit grants interlocutory review of class certification order in environmental mass-tort litigation. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to grant the defendant’s Rule...

Warner Chilcott (US), LLC v. City of Providence, A.F. OF L.

October 8, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging First Circuit to clarify that district courts must provide a reasoned explanation for class-certification decisions in order to permit meaningful appellate...

Patel v. Facebook, Inc. (rehearing)

September 16, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to grant rehearing en banc and reverse class certification order in Illinois Biometric Privacy Act case with no actual injury and an expansive geographic scope. ...

Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc.

August 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief arguing Ninth Circuit should reverse class-certification order in wage-and-hour litigation against an airline.

In re: Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation

August 16, 2019

D.C. Circuit affirms order denying class certification because plaintiffs’ own regression analysis established “negative damages” for more than 2,000 members of a 16,000 person class and thus...

Patel v. Facebook, Inc.

August 8, 2019

Ninth Circuit panel affirms order certifying class of individuals claiming injury under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the opposite...

Huu Nguyen v. Nissan North America, Inc.

July 26, 2019

Ninth Circuit panel reverses order denying class certification of class of purchasers of automobiles with allegedly faulty components. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the court to...

Roth v. GEICO General Insurance Co.

July 9, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Eleventh Circuit to reaffirm that district courts must conduct rigorous ascertainability analysis before certifying class actions.

Andrews v. Plains All American Pipeline

July 3, 2019

Ninth Circuit reverses order certifying class in pipeline spill litigation, concluding district court abused its discretion. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of this outcome.

Wheeler v. Arkema Inc.

June 24, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of Rule 23(f) petition, urging Fifth Circuit to grant review and reverse class-certification order in environmental mass-tort litigation.