Perspective
Jan. 23, 2014
An offer plaintiffs can't refuse
Circuit courts are split over the issue of mooting a plaintiff's claim - namely, the "mootness-by-unaccepted-offer" theory. By Cary D. Sullivan and Edward S. Chang
In recent landmark decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has drastically limited the availability of class action litigation as a vehicle for plaintiffs to prosecute civil actions on a representative basis. In 2010, the court decided Stolt-Nielsen v. Animal Feeds Int'l Corp., foreclosing plaintiffs who had contractually agreed to arbitrate their disputes under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) from pursuing class-wid...
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