July 24, 2017 In re: Kenai Batista v. Nissan North America, Class Action Settlement CLASS ACTION: CASE NO. 1:14-CV-24728-CIV-SCOLA/OTAZO-REYEZ A Miami federal judge has given final approval to a nationwide class action settlement that provides extended powertrain...
Blog Category: Class Action/Class Certification
United States District Court District of Minnesota grants class certification in security software class action case based on conjoint survey
In re: Devi Khoday And Danise Townsend v. Symantec Corp. and Digital River, Inc., Civil No. 11-180 (JRT/TNL) , Class Certification Ruling March 19, 2015 Judge John R. Tunheim, United States District Judge in Minnesota US District Court, granted class certification in...
New Hampshire US District Court grants class certification in Dial soap case based on conjoint survey
In re: Dial Complete Marketing MDL Case No. 11-md-2263-SM and Sales Practices Litigation ALL CASES Opinion No. 2017 DNH 051 dated March 27, 2017 Judge Steven J. McAuliffe, United States District Judge in New Hampshire District Court, granted class certification in...
Northern California US District Court grants class certification in Lenovo class action case based on conjoint survey
In re: LENOVO ADWARE LITIGATION Case No. 5:15-md-02624-RMW, Class Certification Ruling Oct. 27, 2016 Judge Ronald M. Whyte, United States District Judge in Northern California US District Court, granted class certification in class action litigation brought by...
Court Upholds Use of Conjoint Analysis for Calculating Classwide Damages
The Ninth Circuit recently upheld the certification of a consumer class alleging that “all natural” labels on ConAgra's Wesson cooking oil misled customers who were concerned about genetically modified organisms. The case is Robert Briseno v. Conagra Foods, Inc. In...
Experts Face Greater Scrutiny at Class Certification Stage
The Supreme Court’s decision regarding expert testimony in Comcast v. Behrend is having an impact on cases where certification has already been granted. In the price-fixing litigation against a Johnson & Johnson blood test unit, the Third Circuit vacated class...