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Category: Daubert and Admissibility at Class Certification

July 23, 2021
Posted in  Daubert and Admissibility at Class Certification

Key case update: Sixth Circuit joins Eighth and Ninth Circuits in allowing inadmissible evidence at class certification

In Lyngaas v. Ag, 992 F.3d 412 (6th Cir. 2021), the Sixth Circuit held that evidence supporting class certification need not be admissible at the class certification stage, widening the circuit split on this issue.  Notably, the Sixth Circuit did not expressly address whether its ruling applied to expert testimony—the […]

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October 28, 2020
Posted in  Daubert and Admissibility at Class Certification

Class Action Lawsuit Against Major League Baseball, Ninth Circuit Decision

In the past five years, approximately two-thirds of companies faced at least one labor and employment class action, and within this category, companies overwhelmingly reported that wage and hour matters were of top concern. To defeat class certification by employees, companies commonly utilize two strategies. The first is showing that […]

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