U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Class Action Fairness Act Removal — Timeliness Cutrone v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. 14-455-cv Judges Walker, Chin and Droney Background: The defendant appealed from an order that found the defendant’s notice ...

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In a case that will have a major effect on the way states bring consumer protection actions against alleged corporate wrongdoers, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a state-law-based parens patriae action is removable as a “mass ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Class Action Fairness Act Jurisdiction — Filing Under Similar Statute Purdue Pharma LP v. Commonwealth of Kentucky 11-4087-mv Judges Chin, Underhill Background: The Commonwealth of Kentucky and Pike County commenced an action against the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Class Action Fairness Act Securities Exception — Removal BlackRock Financial Management Inc., et al. v. The Segregated Account of Assurance Corp. et al. 11-5309-cv (L) Judges Jacobs, Hall and Lohier Background: The ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Appellate Jurisdiction Class Action Fairness Act Greenwich Financial Services Distressed Mortgage Fund 3 LLC v. Countrywide Financial Corp. 09-3600-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The appeal requires the court to ...

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