federal civil procedure

Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog – Much More than Quality Employment Class Actions News

Paul Karlsgodt
February 09, 2012 19:42

The Baker Hostetler Employment Class Action Blog is constantly putting out quality content, but they have two new recent posts that I would especially recommend to my readers.  They include: This February 6 post from John Lewis discussing the impacts, both on employment cases and otherwise, of the...

Forget Dukes and Concepcion, Shady Grove Is Where It’s At

Paul Karlsgodt
June 23, 2011 01:01

After the all the activity in the Supreme Court during the October 2010 term, why would anyone want to talk about a decision from the October 2009 term?  Isn’t that kind of like showing off your new Blackberry Curve the day after they unveil the iPhone 4?  I prefer to think about it this...

Thoughts on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes

Paul Karlsgodt
June 21, 2011 04:25

Many commentators correctly that the decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes would be favorable to business interests.  However, unlike the Court’s earlier decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the decision does not necessarily threaten to sound a death knell for class actions or...

Don’t Miss the Annual Federal Practice Update, this Friday at the CBA

Paul Karlsgodt
May 17, 2011 00:25

I will be speaking on trends in e-discovery at the upcoming Federal Practice Update 2011, co-sponsored by the Federal Bar Association and the CBA Litigation Section.  I hope to be an adequate fill-in for my partner, Karin Jenson, who has an unavoidable client commitment.  In addition to a number of...

BH Executive Alert: Seventh Circuit Issues Significant Decision on Consumer Injunctive Relief Class

Paul Karlsgodt
February 24, 2011 21:34

The Baker Hostetler website has a new Executive Alert discussing the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Kartman v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co., Case no. 09-1725, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 2830, and its potential implications.  Kartman addressed, among other things, the...