This post was also written by Thomas M. Levinson. In its ruling on February 27, in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds (No. 11-1085), the first of several highly anticipated class action decisions this term, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, held that securities fraud … Continue Reading
Taking on the issue for the first time, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected a district court’s certification of a nationwide class of indirect purchasers under various state antitrust laws. Over the objections of some class members, the district court had certified the class as part of a settlement. While state antitrust … Continue Reading
