class actions - certification

New federal nationwide class certification decision: Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co.

Kimberly A. Kralowec
January 04, 2009 21:22

The court (Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank) granted nationwide class certification of UCL and CLRA claims in an auto defect action, Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., ___ F.R.D. ___, 2008 WL 5256432 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2008). Many thanks to...

"3rd Circuit Remands Price-Fixing Class Action"

Kimberly A. Kralowec
December 31, 2008 18:54

Today's Legal Intelligencer reports on a Third Circuit class certification decision handed down yesterday, In re Hyrdogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. Dec. 30, 2008). Suffice it to say that the standards for certification enunciated in this...

Supreme Court grants review in UCL/antitrust case: Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc.

Kimberly A. Kralowec
November 20, 2008 03:22

Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted review in Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc., no. S166435. In Clayworth, the Court of Appeal held that the "pass-on" defense applied to a price-fixing case brought by intermediate purchasers under California's Cartwright Act, and also that...Yesterday, the Supreme Court...

New Seventh Circuit class certification decision: Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Kimberly A. Kralowec
November 03, 2008 20:13

Last week, in an opinion replete with gratuitous attacks on the entire class action process, the Seventh Circuit directed the district court to reverse an order granting class certification in a consumer false advertising case. Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck &...Last week, in an opinion replete with...

"Class Certified in Suit Against UC"

Kimberly A. Kralowec
October 29, 2008 17:15

A story (subscription) in yesterday's Recorder reported that "[a] federal judge has certified a class of all current, prospective and future female students at UC-Davis as part of a suit alleging the university provides unequal access between genders to varsity...A story (subscription) in...