Determining whether a nonresident defendant is subject to a forum state’s jurisdiction became clearer on June 19, 2017, when the United States Supreme Court announced its decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, 582 U.S. ____ (2017), case no. 16-466. Continue reading “Supreme Court Tightens Personal Jurisdiction Requirements”
Month: June 2017
The Case Goes On, For Now: Seventh Circuit Holds Rule 67 Cannot Moot TCPA Class Action
By: David S. Almeida and Mark S. Eisen
In January 2016, the Supreme Court issued its Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez decision and definitely ruled that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 could not be used to moot the claims of a named plaintiff. Prior to that ruling, courts across the country were split as to whether a defendant could make a complete offer of judgment pursuant to Rule 68—offering to pay all, and sometimes more than, the relief a plaintiff would be entitled to if they won at trial—and thus deprive the plaintiff of standing to continue litigating the case. In other words, courts were split as to whether a plaintiff could keep litigating after they had already won (following an “unconditional surrender” by the defendant). Continue reading “The Case Goes On, For Now: Seventh Circuit Holds Rule 67 Cannot Moot TCPA Class Action”
Supreme Court Swats Down the “Voluntary-Dismissal Tactic”
Let’s say you’re a plaintiff in a federal action and you’re seeking class certification. The district court denies your motion. You then seek the court of appeals’ permission to appeal that interlocutory order under Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but that court says no. What to do? Continue reading “Supreme Court Swats Down the “Voluntary-Dismissal Tactic””