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William A. Ruskin: Comcast Corp. v. Behrend's Impact In Toxic Tort Litigation
Posted on 21 Apr 2014 by William A. Ruskin

By William A. Ruskin I have written about how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Comcast v. Behrend has had the practical result of raising the bar for class certification and leveling the playing field for corporate defendants [ enhanced opinion... Read More

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William A. Ruskin: After Comcast v. Behrend: What's Next?
Posted on 5 Dec 2013 by William A. Ruskin

By William A. Ruskin How have courts interpreted, utilized and/or limited the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last term in Comcast v. Behrend? In a webinar presented by the International Association of Defense Counsel on Wednesday, December 11, 2013... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , International Association of Defense Counsel , Russell O. Stewart , Rule 26(b)(3) , predominance , Terri S. Reiskin , webinar , United States Supreme Court , William A. Ruskin , Litigation , class actions , Comcast v. Behrend