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February 27, 2024 Matthew Anderson Andrew Parks Carter
Posted in  Class Action Basics

The Profits Are in the Corners: Exploring the Similarities and Differences Between Rule 23 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rule 23

Whether bringing or defending a class action in South Carolina state court, counsel should closely analyze Rule 23 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to understand the foundations of class-action practice in the state. While South Carolina’s drafters adopted language from the federal rules, South Carolina’s version of […]

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January 26, 2024 Christopher Flurry Michelle A. Liguori
Posted in  Issue Classes

Revisiting Issue-Class Certification: Medical Transport Plaintiffs Drive Disagreement in D.C.’s Federal Courts; Could Supreme Court Be Next Destination?

Could issue-class certification soon be headed to the Supreme Court? In late December, a D.C. medical transportation company defending a wage and hour class action asked our nation’s highest court to take another look at a D.C. Circuit opinion weighing in on an issue-class certification order. Here, paying homage to […]

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December 13, 2023 Chelsea Pieroni Christopher Rhodes Jr.
Posted in  Class Action Basics

The Eleventh Circuit Speaks Firmly on Calculating Attorneys’ Fees: Look to the Local Community and Mind Your Multipliers

In a previous post, we covered Sos v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance and analyzed the pick-off exception under Eleventh and Fourth Circuit case law. No. 21-11769 (11th Cir. 2023).  Sos involved another issue of significance: the calculation of attorneys’ fees, which is the subject of this blog post. Click […]

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November 30, 2023 Chelsea Pieroni Christopher Rhodes Jr.
Posted in  Class Action Basics

That Don’t Impress Me Much! Recent Eleventh Circuit Decision Weighs in on Whether Paying Off a Class Can Moot a Class Action, with Fourth Circuit Law Remaining Inconclusive.

While perhaps rare, directly paying off a named plaintiff and putative class members before class certification is one tactic for potentially nipping a class action in the bud.  It can be effective when both parties are willing to play ball and negotiate a settlement. However, a recent Eleventh Circuit decision […]

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