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Perspective

Mar. 12, 2016

Tension over 'all natural' lawsuits

One resource district courts have been using to deal with the onslaught of these cases is the strict time requirements in their local rules for plaintiffs to move for class certification. By Andrew Levine and Alfredo W. Amoedo

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By Andrew Levine and Alfredo W. Amoedo

A recent opinion by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals highlights the tension many district courts are feeling as the onslaught of "all natural" false advertising class actions continues to inundate federal courts in California. Very few of these cases have been certified, yet plaintiff firms continue to file them in record numbers. One resource district courts have been using is the strict time requirem...

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