Sentences with phrase «potential class plaintiffs»

Today's decision in Kwaak v. Pfizer concluded that claims of the potential class plaintiffs were too different to join together in a single action.

Not exact matches

In most provinces in the country, anyone who has the same legal complaint as a plaintiff who launches any type of class action can automatically share in any potential settlements provided they make a rightful claim in time, say legal experts.

(i) the plaintiffs had not been properly advised of their potential exposure to costs in the event of the dismissal of the class proceeding;

Attis represents important appellate Court guidance for the class action bar as, prior to Attis, certain decisions, most notably Poulin v. Ford Motor Co. of Canada, earmarked class counsel as a potential payment source for defendants in situations where the plaintiffs were unwilling or unable to cover costs ordered against them.

Key issues of the report include potential conflicts of interest, disclosure to the plaintiff and interests of unrepresented class members The deadline for submissions is 22 September 2017.

In Attis v. Attorney General, Cullity, J. held that where class plaintiffs» counsel supposedly failed to explain their potential costs exposure to them, the solicitor acted without authority in commencing the action.

But a recent Ninth Circuit opinion illustrates the potential danger to plaintiffs in this approach — and a potential opportunity for defense counsel to raise or renew the jurisdictional issue after the class certification stage.

So the bargaining power of a Dutch global class is only as strong as the legal ecosystem is plaintiff - friendly in the nations where they have claims or potential claims.

The article points out that although the three decisions have potential to spell disaster for class action plaintiffs given the conservative majority in the Supreme Court, two of the three class - action - related decisions last term came out in favor of the plaintiffs.

They use their knowledge and experience to develop the best litigation strategies, to identify potential plaintiffs as well as to seek class action certification for nationwide clients and claims.

Aside from being an exceedingly entertaining read (for anyone other than the petitioners» counsel), the opinion is of interest for Judge Posner's additional discussion of the potential (with an emphasis on the word potential) abuses of class action settlements by both plaintiffs» attorneys and defendants.

Opt - out regimes are generally considered to be more plaintiff - friendly, in that they involve larger classes and thus larger potential claims against defendants.

A class action suit allows the claims of numerous potential plaintiffs to be heard in one legal case, rather than separate legal actions that each person would have to bring.