U.S. Supreme Court,
Securities
May 7, 2015
Where class actions belong
In accepting a recent case, it appears that the Supreme Court wishes to address where class actions fit within our legal system, and whether their use should be restrained. By Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson
class action defense
Univ of Chicago Law School; Chicago IL
In its next term, the U.S. Supreme Court likely will address one of the most controversial issues in current class action jurisprudence: whether class litigation may be pursued by or on behalf of persons with no real-world injury, against a defendant alleged only to have violated a technical legal requirement. On April 27, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo v. Robins, 13-1339, to address the question: "Whether Congress may confer Artic...
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