By Joshua Lichtman Federal courts continue to be split on whether the Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend [ enhanced opinion available to lexis subscribers ] [lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs for this case... Read More

By Lauren Shoor A number of recent cases show courts taking a more active role in approving class action settlements, more closely scrutinizing settlements meant to benefit class members. Just last month in Redman v. RadioShack Corporation [ enhanced... Read More

By Stephanie Stroup Since the Third Circuit’s opinion in Carrera v. Bayer Corp. [ enhanced opinion available to lexis subscribers ], courts have been battling with the approach to consumer classes for small-ticket items because consumers often do... Read More

By Matthew Gurvitz The doctrine of primary jurisdiction gained ground in false advertising litigation, as Judge Sammartino of the Southern District of California dismissed a putative class action against Kashi Company because FDA signaled that it was... Read More

SAN DIEGO - Goodwin Procter LLP , a national Am Law 50 firm, has announced that Chad R. Fuller has joined the firm's Litigation Department in its San Diego office as a member of Goodwin's Business Litigation Practice. He will focus on general... Read More

Skadden partner J. Russell Jackson defends companies’ products and advertising in trial and appellate courts. He represents clients in state and federal class actions and multidistrict litigations involving products liability, mass torts, consumer... Read More