In Mr. Dee’s Inc. v. Inmar, Inc., 127 F.4th 925 (4th Cir. 2025), the Fourth Circuit affirmed a decision by Judge William L. Osteen, Jr. of the Middle District of North Carolina denying, for the third time, plaintiffs’ attempt to certify a class of coupon manufacturers. It is not only […]
A recent decision from the Eleventh Circuit involving allegations of fraud in Ford’s marketing of Shelby Mustangs highlights how Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance and superiority requirements can defeat class certification in cases where reliance is an element of the plaintiffs’ claims. Cases such as this one illustrate why the necessity of […]
Over the past year, the Fourth Circuit has issued three decisions on class certification—all of which either affirmed certification or reversed and remanded to the district court to rule on certification. The opinions show the Fourth Circuit applying key principles in class-action practice, including mootness and the relation-back exception, standing […]