Beyond Predominance: Alternative Arguments Against Class Certification
Leveraging the Latest Court Decisions to Challenge Class Membership and Defeat Certification
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss various avenues for opposing class certification beyond Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement, including arguments related to ascertainability, typicality/adequacy, standing, and personal jurisdiction.
Outline
- Ascertainability
- Typicality and adequacy
- Article III standing
- Personal jurisdiction
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key topics:
- The federal circuit split on the ascertainability requirement
- Litigation strategies for challenging typicality and adequacy
- Different approaches to applying Spokeo v. Robins
- Supreme Court’s recent grant of certiorari in Ramirez v. TransUnion LLC
- Explore different approaches to absent members and personal jurisdiction
Faculty

Michael A. Iannucci
Partner
Blank Rome
Mr. Iannucci concentrates his practice in complex commercial and class action litigation matters, serving both... | Read More
Mr. Iannucci concentrates his practice in complex commercial and class action litigation matters, serving both corporate and individual clients in business disputes in a variety of industries, including financial services, banking, real estate, insurance, retail, computer software and technology, mortgage services, oil and propane, franchising, pharmaceutical, and healthcare. He represents clients in matters involving breach of contract and tortious interference; fraud, consumer fraud, and unfair and deceptive trade practices; and unfair competition and employee raiding.
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David Kouba
Counsel
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer
Mr. Kouba’s practice focuses on class action litigation and other complex commercial matters, and he has defended... | Read More
Mr. Kouba’s practice focuses on class action litigation and other complex commercial matters, and he has defended numerous consumer fraud class actions in both state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate court levels. He also has defended clients in products liability actions as well as in workplace safety, real estate, toxic tort and other cases.
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Nina R. Rose
Counsel
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Ms. Rose has extensive experience defending consumer fraud and false advertising class actions and product liability... | Read More
Ms. Rose has extensive experience defending consumer fraud and false advertising class actions and product liability cases. She has helped companies achieve victories on motions to dismiss, at summary judgment and at the class certification stage of litigation. She has also been involved in a number of successful class action appeals. She has written and spoken on strategies for disposing of class claims at the pleading stage, the role of expert witnesses at class certification, and other class action developments.
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