JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Class Certification Standards in Antitrust Appeal

The Ninth Circuit approved use of statistical analysis that relies on averaging but reversed class certification because the district court failed to resolve whether more than a de minimis number of ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Addresses Class Representative Incentive Awards and Attestation Requirement

A recent Ninth Circuit decision on a class action settlement, In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, 2022 WL 4492078 (9th Cir. Sept. 28, 2022), received significant attention in the legal ...
The National Law Review

Class Standing Redux- Ninth Circuit Holds Plaintiffs Must Present Evidence of Class Member Injury at Summary Judgment

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Law

Ninth Circuit Slams MJ for Approving 'Worthless' Class Action Settlement

U.S. Circuit Judge Paul Watford, writing for the majority, rejected a no-cash settlement with debt collector ARS National Services, finding "no evidence" that it would provide value to roughly 4 ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: Ninth graders do better with fewer classes, new research shows

Students are four times more likely to graduate from high school if they are on track in ninth grade. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...