Duane Morris Takeaways: Register today and come join us Thursday at a Duane Morris Exclusive Event! You are invited to join Duane Morris Partners Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley for a panel discussion marking the release of the Duane Morris Class Action Review. The DMCAR has received rave reviews (here and here) since its publication,
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DMCAR Trend # 2 – The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decisions In 2022 Continued To Define The Class Action Landscape Video
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court continued to define and shift the playing field for class action litigation. The Supreme Court issued three key rulings in 2022 that impact the plaintiffs’ bar’s ability to bring and maintain class actions. Watch our video analysis…
DMCAR Trend # 2 – The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decisions In 2022 Continued To Define The Class Action Landscape
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: As the ultimate referee of law, the U.S. Supreme Court has continued to define and shift the playing field for class action litigation. The Supreme Court’s rulings in 2022 were no exception. Consistent with its approach over the past several years, the Supreme…
DMCAR 2023 Trend # 1 – Class Action Settlements In 2022 Redistributed Wealth At An Unprecedented Level Video
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: In today’s video blog, Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman discusses how the aggregate monetary value of class action settlements exploded to an all-time high in 2022, as plaintiffs’ lawyers and government enforcement agencies monetarized their claims into enormous settlement values. In 2022, the…
Fifth Circuit Affirms Striking Class Allegations From The Face Of A Complaint
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Michael DeMarino Duane Morris Takeaways – In Elson v. Black, No. 21-20349, 2023 WL 111317, at *1 (5th Cir. Jan. 5, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision to strike the class allegations in a nationwide class action…
When Contract Interpretation Principles Matter: Court Provides A Roadmap For Avoiding Ambiguous And Contradictory Interpretations Of Arbitration Clauses
By Eden E. Anderson and Rebecca Bjork Duane Morris Takeaway: It is a truism that arbitration is a matter of consent, and consent is embodied in contract law principles. In a recent ruling entitled Querette v. Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC, Judge Philp Halpern of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York…
DMCAR 2023: Trend # 1 – Class Action Settlements In 2022 Redistributed Wealth At An Unprecedented Level
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: As authors and editors of our firm’s our Class Action Review, we identified ten (10) key trends in class action litigation over the past year. Trend # 1 focuses on the unprecedented number of massive class action settlements reached in the last 12…
Key Takeaways From The EEOC’s Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan For 2023-2027
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex W. Karasik Duane Morris Takeaways: On January 10, 2023, the EEOC published a draft of its proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) for Fiscal Years 2023-2027. While the draft SEP was only released for public comment and is not yet final, a reading of the tea…
Presenting A Duane Morris Exclusive Event: Top Trends In Class Action Litigation In-Person Panel And Webinar Discussion For Book Launch
Duane Morris Takeaways: You are invited to join Duane Morris Partners Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer Riley for a panel discussion marking the release of the Duane Morris Class Action Review. The DMCAR has received rave reviews (here and here) since its publication, and this event will provide expert insights into the top 10 class…
Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2023 Overview Video
Duane Morris Takeaways: As our Duane Morris Class Action Review outlines, 2022 was a year of history making developments in the class action world. The Review is the preeminent resource for discussing the trends of 2022 and what to expect in 2023. Below is a video exploring the origin of the Review, presented by Jerry…