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Wystan Ackerman
Wystan Ackerman
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Law
The Supreme Court's 2011 Class Action Decisions: Their Impact on Insurance Class Actions
By Wystan Ackerman, Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP This commentary by Wystan Ackerman analyzes the three decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on class actions in 2011, with a focus on their impact on the insurance industry: Wal-Mart Stores...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Hazardous Waste
In a case alleging that a community was exposed to airborne vinyl chloride, the Third Circuit affirmed that a class action was inappropriate since individual issues predominated
In Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co. et al , 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 17756 (3rd. Cir.: 8/25/11), Plaintiffs were residents of a primarily residential area of approximately 2,000 people and 400 homes. Defendant chemical companies owned and operated a facility...
Wystan Ackerman
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Commentary
The Supreme Court's 2011 Class Action Decisions: Their Impact on Insurance Class Actions
By Wystan Ackerman, Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP This commentary by Wystan Ackerman analyzes the three decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on class actions in 2011, with a focus on their impact on the insurance industry: Wal-Mart Stores...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
3rd Circuit Finds Class Action Inappropriate In Vinyl Chloride Exposure Case
In Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co. et al , 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 17756 (3rd. Cir.: 8/25/11), Plaintiffs were residents of a primarily residential area of approximately 2,000 people and 400 homes. Defendant chemical companies owned and operated a facility...
Wystan Ackerman
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
3 U.S. Supreme Court Class Action Decisions And Their Impact On The Insurance Industry
By Wystan Ackerman, Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP This commentary by Wystan Ackerman analyzes the three decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on class actions in 2011, with a focus on their impact on the insurance industry: Wal-Mart Stores,...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
In a case alleging that a community was exposed to airborne vinyl chloride, the Third Circuit affirmed that a class action was inappropriate since individual issues predominated
In Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co. et al , 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 17756 (3rd. Cir.: 8/25/11), Plaintiffs were residents of a primarily residential area of approximately 2,000 people and 400 homes. Defendant chemical companies owned and operated a facility...