Litigation
Jul. 19, 2011
Class action landscape altered
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions this term making it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring class actions before a jury. Now it's up to litigants to test how broadly courts will apply them.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of decisions this term making it more difficult for plaintiffs to bring class actions before a jury - that much is clear. Now it's up to litigants to test how broadly courts will apply those decisions.
California will remain a battleground state. Companies are pushing to apply a ruling that authorized class-action waivers in consumer arbitra...
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