UNITED STATES – The Supreme Court of the United States issued a 6-2 opinion on Monday, May 16th, in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins vacating the Ninth Circuit’s prior ruling and remanding the case for further analysis. This was a highly anticipated decision that many practitioners believed could change the landscape for class actions on the question of whether a statutory violation alone, without a resulting injury to the plaintiff, is sufficient to confer standing on a…
UNITED STATES – On November 2, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on an issue that is likely to have a significant impact on the future of consumer class action litigation. The issue before the Court was whether Congress may confer Article III standing upon a plaintiff who suffers no concrete harm, and who therefore could not otherwise invoke the jurisdiction of a federal court, by authorizing a private right of action based on…
UNITED STATES — On October 2, 2014, the Fifth Circuit published its opinion in Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi, Puerto Rico Teachers’ Retirement System v. Amedisys, Inc., et al., No. 13-30580 (5th Cir. 2014), holding that multiple partial corrective disclosures “collectively constitute and culminate in a corrective disclosure that adequately pleads loss causation for purposes of a Rule 12(b)(6) analysis.” The three-judge panel, composed of Chief Judge Stewart, Circuit Judge Dennis, and District Judge…