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.
The Backdrop - Class actions are like butterflies; they must undergo a metamorphosis before they fly. The transformation occurs when a court grants class certification..
In Kingara v. Secure Home Health Care Inc., decided on March 28th, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court answered two questions arising from an unusual and unfortunate circumstance, namely, the death of the sole named plaintiff prior to class certification
A federal judge has decided that the Boston managing partner accused of “feeding” answers to a witness during a remote deposition has suffered enough and only should be referred to counseling to learn to control his emotions. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin handed down his order after a remotely conducted Jan. 19 show .