This CLE webinar will discuss using personal jurisdiction arguments after the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (BMS) to defeat class actions pre-certification. The panel will address recent cases applying BMS to class actions and discuss successful strategi... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore and provide guidance to trial lawyers on the use of statistical analyses in class litigation. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine new challenges facing class counsel in certifying a nationwide class after the Ninth Circuit's June 2019 en banc decision in In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Econ. Litig. The panel will examine the scope and impact of the decision and discuss best practices for counsel to cha... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss using evidence obtained during discovery to defeat class actions pre-certification. The panel will identify the latest trends and developments in Rule 23 case law and offer practical advice and strategies for successfully narrowing the class, limiting the scope of liabi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide class action defense counsel on opposing class certification after Comcast by challenging the sufficiency of the damages models plaintiffs' experts put forth in support of class certification. The panel will examine the Comcast decision and how the lower federal courts ha... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare class counsel to depose or defend depositions of named plaintiffs in class litigation. The panel will outline techniques for effectively preparing or questioning named plaintiffs and offer tactics to leverage deposition testimony during certification, settlement and tri... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the strategic use of attempts to moot putative class actions, alternatives to use of Rule 68, and considerations for counsel on choice of jurisdiction and future issues the courts will face in this area. Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the types of classwide damage models that plaintiffs use to obtain certification and how to advance or oppose each of these types of damages. The program will discuss the use of expert witnesses to testify about the plaintiffs' damage calculations and defense experts to... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss using motions to strike class allegations and defeating class actions pre-certification, particularly after the recent Amendments to Rule 23. Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare class counsel with defense strategies to evaluate and determine whether and when to raise a Daubert motion to prevent certification, and plaintiff strategies to defeat or hinder Daubert challenges pre-certification. The panel will examine the latest and varying court ru... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine how courts are applying Rule 23(c)(4) in cases where plaintiffs request class certification of only certain limited issues. The panel will discuss considerations and strategies for litigating cases involving Rule 23(c)(4) issue classes based on recent case law trends an... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the impact of the Supreme Court's Spokeo v. Robins decision for class litigation after its first year. The panel will discuss how class counsel can leverage or overcome Article III standing challenges when pursuing or challenging class certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to class litigators for appealing, or challenging the appeal of, class certification decisions under Rule 23(f) of the FRCP. The panel will examine the Supreme Court's Microsoft v. Baker ruling as well as recent federal court cases addressing interlocutory appe... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the continuing issues surrounding the enforceability of arbitration agreements prohibiting class or representative arbitration. The panel will discuss key takeaways from recent Supreme Court and appellate court decisions, as well as the final rule just issued by the Con... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the impact of Spokeo on "no-injury" class action cases, primarily in consumer protection and data privacy cases, how challenges to Article III standing in federal court impact plaintiffs who try to shift such class actions into state court where different standing rules... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine how courts are ruling in class actions in which plaintiffs seek aggregated statutory damages. The panel will discuss strategies for challenging class certification in these cases by raising Rule 23 and due process arguments and the effect of Spokeo on aggregated statuto... Read More

This CLE webinar will address intra-class conflicts that can arise in class action litigation, attempts to have subclasses certified to resolve these conflicts, and attacks on class certification based upon intra-class conflicts. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the expected impact of the long-awaited Spokeo Inc. v. Thomas Robins et al. decision for class action litigation. The panel will discuss how class counsel can leverage or overcome Article III standing challenges when pursuing or challenging class certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to class action defense counsel for defeating class claims by strategically attacking the pleadings or leveraging other dispositive motions, including summary judgment motions and motions to deny certification. The panelists will provide their perspectives on w... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the potential implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez on the use of Rule 68 offers of judgment and tenders in putative class actions, as well as strategies and considerations for class action counsel--both plaintiff and defense--going... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the effective use of cross-examination to challenge an opposing expert's methodology, conclusions and draft reports in class action litigation. The panel will outline practical strategies counsel should use during deposition and at trial to expose flaws in the expert's... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide class counsel with guidance for addressing class definition in light of new and evolving case law. The panel will review the elements of ascertainability and overbreadth as well as cases that have applied both terms in assessing class certification. The panel will also... Read More

This CLE webinar will review the latest case law trends impacting "no injury" and "overbroad" consumer class actions. The panel will outline approaches for plaintiff and defense counsel to leverage these trends in pursuing or defending class claims. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine class action defense counsel's strategic use of defenses and counterclaims to defeat Rule 23(b)(3)'s predominance requirement for class certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide guidance to class action defense counsel for defeating or limiting class claims through the strategic use of dispositive motions, including summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, motions to strike and motions to deny certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will examine key recent developments in Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) removal and remand, analyze the impact of recent cases for class action practitioners, and offer strategies for plaintiff and defense counsel for obtaining or defeating removal or remand. Read More

This CLE webinar will provide class counsel with an in-depth review and analysis of the Supreme Court's new Amgen and Comcast decisions and their impact on class certification. Read More

This CLE webinar will analyze developments in class certification in the year since the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. The panel will examine courts' various treatment of evidence and issue commonality and outline best practices for attorneys in the current environmen... Read More