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  Attorneys try to predict U.S. SC decision on standing in class actions following Scalia’s death

  By Jessica Karmasek | Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 @ 11:44am

  Many legal observers expect the nation’s highest court to issue a 4-4 ruling in the Spokeo v. Robins case. Plaintiffs attorneys say such a ruling likely would preserve the status quo; others argue doing so would allow such no-harm lawsuits to continue, benefiting only class counsel.

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  U.S. SC ruling in favor of Tyson Foods could narrow class action certification

  By Jessica Karmasek | Thursday, Mar 10, 2016 @ 3:20pm

  The company argues that a federal appeals court’s ruling, upholding $2.8 million in money damages awarded to a class of current and formerly hourly workers at an Iowa plant, sanctioned the use of “seriously flawed” procedures many district courts have used to permit certification and adjudication of class actions.

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