U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 12, 2018
Supreme Court announces limits on successive class action filings
In a nearly unanimous decision, the justices ruled Monday that tolling provisions that allow plaintiffs to bring individual lawsuits after relevant statutes of limitations periods pass if a previous attempt at class certification fails do not apply to subsequent tries at class-wide complaints.
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced a new limit on the filing of successive class actions.
In a nearly unanimous decision, the justices ruled Monday that tolling provisions allowing plaintiffs to bring individual lawsuits after relevant statutes of limitations periods pass if a previous attempt at class certification fails do not apply to subsequent tries at class-wide complaints.
In 1974, the Supr...
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