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Supreme Court’s Comcast Ruling Raises Class Action Standard
Jeffrey A. LeVee,John M. Majoras,Paula W. Render, April 10, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed that courts must conduct a "rigorous analysis" to determine whether antitrust class action plaintiffs meet the requirements for class certification, even when that requires inquiry into the merits of the underlying claims, and individual issues of...

Supreme Court Rules that Automated Phone Call Lawsuits May Be Brought in Federal or State Courts
J. Todd Kennard,Kevin D. Lyles,Mauricio F. Paez,Brandy Hutton Ranjan, May 29, 2012
The United States Supreme Court recently held that a person who receives an automated debt-collection call on his cellular phone in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") can choose to file a lawsuit in state or federal court.[1] The unanimous ruling resolved...

The Aftermath of Awuah: Are Courts Encroaching on a Franchisor's Traditional Protections From a Franchisee's Employment Decisions?
Michael J. Gray,Jeffrey J. Jones,J. Todd Kennard,E. Michael Rossman,Andrew J. Sherman, May 25, 2012
There is growing concern over whether courts will deem franchisees "employees" or "joint employers," as opposed to contractors or wholly separate enterprises, as further decisions are handed down in the wake of the highly publicized Awuah case and courts grapple with today's...

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