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Erin Rhinehart

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Cheers! Skinnygirl® Successfully Defends a Motion for Class Certification

Who knew that former Real Housewives star and burgeoning mogul Bethenny Frankel would have a hand in shaping federal class action law. On January 9,.. Read More

SCOTUS Hesitant to Strip the Title "Master of the Complaint" from Class Action Plaintiffs

As I mentioned last week, on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450. The argument was.. Read More

Ohio's Twelfth District Court of Appeals Upholds the Rigorous Analysis Standard Applied in Class Action Lawsuits and Reverses and Vacates Trial Court Decision

On January 7, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Appellate District of Ohio reversed and vacated a trial court's decision certifying a class.. Read More

Will the Supreme Court Legalize Class Action Forum Shopping?

Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument on whether federal removal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA" or the.. Read More

Common Sense Isn't Always Common

Unfortunately, practicing attorneys are not always on their best behavior. The Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Professionalism recently released.. Read More

How Rigorous is Rigorous? The Supreme Court of Ohio Accepts Review of a Class Certification Decision That May Finally Clarify the Requisite "Rigorous Analysis" of Rule 23 in Class Action Lawsuits

On June 20, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio accepted an appeal from the Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County), which affirmed class.. Read More
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