Here’s an interesting post from Michael Hassen at the Class Action Defense Blog on a recent Ninth Circuit case involving RESPA and California UCL claims and preemption. Take a look:

Class Action Alleging Violations of Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) Properly Dismissed by District Court because Class …

Here’s another take on the Seventh Circuit’s ruling in Honda Motor v. Allen case that came down last week – this time, from Barry Barnett.

Seventh Circuit Mandates Daubert Ruling Before Class Certification

A panel of the Seventh Circuit extended the court’s status as the circuit that puts the most hurdles in the way …

In keeping with the CAFA Law Blog’s commitment to poke around the blogosphere and bring you readers items of interest to the Class Action practitioner, here’s an interesting post from the Mass Tort Defense Blog regarding last week’s Seventh Circuit decision in the American Honda v. Allen case related to expert testimony as part of the certification …

As we were poking around the blogosphere today looking for all things class action-wise (instead of doing productive work), we came across this post from Russell Jackson at the Consumer Class Actions & Mass Tort Blog, and being the kind and generous souls we are, we wanted to share it with our faithful readers. Soooo…

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Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Company, ___ U. S. ___, No 08-1008 (March 31, 2010)

OK – this decision isn’t about the Class Action Fairness Act, but it’s important nevertheless in the class action world.  At least you need to know a little something about it. Like it’s the latest, modern-day take on…