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Ninth Circuit Says Post-Removal Amendment Deleting Class Allegations Destroys Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA

When a class action is removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), plaintiffs sometimes amend their pleadings to try to defeat federal jurisdiction. The recent U.S. Court of ...
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Ninth Circuit Finds Class Certification Inappropriate in Case Involving Projected Sold Adjustments on Auto Insurance Total Losses

A recent Ninth Circuit decision reconciled other decisions within that circuit involving auto insurance total losses, concluding that individual questions predominated and therefore affirming the ...
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Ninth Circuit Reinstates Putative Class Action Against Real Estate Syndicator, Holding That Complaint’s Fraud Disclaimer Did Not Waive Securities Act Claim That Opinion ...

On June 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated a putative class action asserting claims under the Securities Act of 1933 against a real estate syndicator, one of ...
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Ninth Circuit Deepens Split on Class Action 'Ascertainability'

Plaintiffs lawyers don't need to put forth a plan for identifying class members to secure class certification, Judge Michelle Friedland wrote Tuesday in a defeat for the defense bar. Throwing its ...
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Ninth Circuit Finds Class Certification Inappropriate in Case Involving Projected Sold Adjustments on Auto Insurance Total Losses

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Ninth Circuit OKs Huge Class in Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Case

On Monday, in an en banc decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 6-to-5 to affirm class certification in a gender discrimination class action against Wal-Mart. The ruling in ...