United States Class-action decisions; Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that lawyer’s authority to act terminates upon death of named plaintiff before a motion for class certification is filed.7th Circuit rules on CAFA’s mandatory local controversy exception.
On March 9, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for permission to appeal an order remanding a case removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act.
In Ruhlen v. Holiday Haven Homeowners, Inc., 11th Cir. No. 21-90022, 2022 WL 701622 (11th Cir. Mar. 9, 2022), the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for permission to appeal a district.
On February 16, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of an insurer when it determined that the Insurer’s proposal for settlement was not ambiguous. See Tower Hill.