Archives for Patrick T. Ryan
Montgomery McCracken Achieves Victory for Natural Gas Pipe Manufacturer in Nationwide Class Action
August 27, 2020
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that on August 13, 2020, our Class Action Defense attorneys secured a complete victory…
Montgomery McCracken’s Class Action Defense Group Named a Litigation Department of the Year by The Legal Intelligencer
June 19, 2018
Pictured – back row standing (left to right): Brett M. Waldron, David F. Herman, Erin A. Novak, Peter Breslauer, Patrick…
Eastern District of Missouri Dismisses Exxon Mobil FACTA Lawsuit
April 18, 2018
On April 13, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed claims that Exxon Mobil and…
Microsoft Wins Class Action Decision in the U.S. Supreme Court
June 15, 2017
On June 12, 2017, the United States Supreme Court decided Microsoft Corp. v. Baker and ruled unanimously that the federal…
FLSA Complaints Failing to ‘Connect the Dots’ Subject to Dismissal
November 19, 2014
The Legal IntelligencerBy Patrick T. Ryan
The number of lawsuits alleging uncompensated work time has skyrocketed in recent years, as employees in many industries, such as…
Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk surfaces issues that may affect many employers’ security practices
October 9, 2014
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in an important Fair Labor Standards Act case that asks whether an employer…
Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Front-Loading Washer Cases
July 31, 2014
Partner Patrick Ryan authored “Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Front-Loading Washer Cases” in ABA Products Liability Committee Newsletter. Download PDF…
Can Defendants in a Securities Fraud Case Still Attempt to Defeat Class Certification by Presenting Evidence to Rebut a Presumption of Reliance?
April 18, 2013
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 568 U.S. ___, 133 S….
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reinstates Decertification of “Rapid Refund” Claims, Citing “The Inherently Discrete and Subjective Aspects of Marketing and Customer-Relations Impact”
October 4, 2012
On September 7, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court effectively ended a 19-year effort to litigate state-law claims arising from H…
Third Circuit Defines FLSA Plaintiffs’ “Second-Stage” Burden of Proof for Collective Action Certification
September 12, 2012
Although collective actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act have been around for decades, the federal appellate courts have…
Third Circuit Vacates Certification in Class Action Involving Defective Tires
August 14, 2012
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an important decision clarifying the proof needed…
Third Circuit Rejects Division of Settlement Class Into Two Groups Because Group Receiving Lesser Benefits Not Adequately Represented
June 13, 2012
On May 31, 2012, the Third Circuit reversed the certification of a settlement class of Volkswagen and Audi owners because…
New Jersey Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Cracked Screen Case
April 11, 2012
Last month, New Jersey federal Judge Anne Thompson denied class certification in a proposed class action lawsuit involving cracked screens…
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Class Action for Printing Expiration Month on Credit Card Receipts
February 3, 2012
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an important decision making clear that a defendant…
Does Your Employment Contract Actually Vest Ownership of Your Employee’s Patent Rights in Your Company?
October 3, 2011
In a year when the U.S. Supreme Court has decided several intellectual property-related matters, on June 6, 2011 the Court…
Proposed Amendments to New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act Could Rein In Class Actions Against New Jersey Businesses
August 17, 2011
As many courts have recognized, New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1, et seq. (“NJCFA”), is one of the strongest…
Montgomery McCracken Secures Dismissal of Class Action for Printing Expiration Month on Credit Card Receipts
February 22, 2011
Rejecting a claim that printing a credit card’s month of expiration-but not the year-on a sales receipt violates federal law,…
Third Circuit Vacates Approval of Class Action Settlement Because Factual Record On Fairness Was Inadequate
December 22, 2010
A new Third Circuit decision makes clear that the standards for a “fair, reasonable, and adequate” settlement under Federal Rule…
Third Circuit Rejects Settlement Class Certification Because District Court Conducted an Unnecessary Merits Inquiry in Addressing the Adequacy of the Named Plaintiffs
December 16, 2010
The Third Circuit’s landmark decision in In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litig., 552 F.3d 305 (3d Cir. 2008), put that…
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol: Helping to Protect Trademark Owners
November 19, 2010
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it isn’t very welcome among Trademark owners. At its most basic,…
Third Circuit Rejects “Fraud Created The Market” As Basis For Class Certification
November 1, 2010
In a case of first impression for the Court, the Third Circuit has rejected the so-called “fraud-created-the-market” theory as a…
En Banc Third Circuit to Review Challenge to Nationwide
October 6, 2010
The Third Circuit has granted rehearing en banc in a case that could clarify the standards for certifying settlement classes…
“Take-Down” Compliance Protects Google from Accusations of Internet Piracy
September 15, 2010
Reports that copyrights are dead are wildly exaggerated, but Google-owned YouTube won a major victory this summer when a federal…
Third Circuit Vacates Nationwide Settlement Class of Indirect Purchasers Due to Varying State Laws
August 5, 2010
A recent Third Circuit decision will make it harder for plaintiffs to get a nationwide class certified for claims under…
Intellectual Property Alert: “Use It Or Move It” to Maximize Your Investment
July 7, 2010
Intellectual property (IP) rights are perhaps the most valuable assets held by a company, even though they are often described…