U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 11, 2017
Roadblocks to mass actions
In light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the plaintiffs’ bar will have to adapt its approach to national mass actions.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Nicholas R. Moreno
Associate
Kabateck Brown Kellner
644 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles , CA 90017-3411
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Stanford Law School
In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in BNSF Ry. Co. v. Tyrrell, 137 S. Ct. 1549 (2017), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court, 137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017), limiting state courts' power to exercise general and specific jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants, the plaintiffs' bar will have to adapt its approach to national mass actions.
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