JD Supra

Third Circuit Adopts a Standard for Reevaluating an Initial Denial of Class Certifications

District courts within the Third Circuit have historically applied different standards when analyzing a renewed motion for class certification. The Third Circuit used the recently issued Hargrove v.
JD Supra

Affirmative “Motion To Deny Class Certification” Granted Due To Conflicting State Consumer Protection Laws

Amy Coe filed a putative class action against Philips Oral Healthcare, Inc. (“Philips”), alleging that several of the defendant’s vibrating toothbrushes were defective and failed to perform as ...
Reason

"To Certify This Class …, the Court Must Find That the Named Plaintiffs Have Retained Competent Counsel to Represent the Class"

And the court declines to so find when the proposed class counsel filed a brief containing "a wholesale fabrication of quotations and a holding on a material issue" (presumably stemming from using AI ...
Reason

Class Action Not Allowed in Suit Alleging Psychological Harm to TikTok Content Moderators

From yesterday's Order Denying Motion for Class Certification, by Judge Vince Chhabria (N.D. Cal.) in Young v. ByteDance Inc.: [1.] The primary relief sought by Young on behalf of the class is forward ...