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Monthly Archives: April 2014

Seventh Circuit Rejects Class Plaintiff’s Attempt to Avoid CAFA Removal by Limiting Damages Sought in Complaint

April 23, 2014

On April 9, 2014, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in Johnson v. Pushpin Holdings, LLC, No. 14-8006 (7th Cir. April 9, 2014). In Pushpin, the Seventh Circuit held that before a class is certified, a statement by the named plaintiff in the complaint does not limit the amount of potential damages that the class […]

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Elizabeth Kellett
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Get in that Chicken Suit! The Role of Facts Outside the Court Record in Appellate Review

April 10, 2014

The qualifications for a clerkship with a federal circuit judge are steep: high class ranking from a top law school, significant law review experience, recommendations from well-respected faculty, etc. Now another qualification may be added to that list: the ability to don and doff poultry sanitary gear in less than two minutes. Such was the […]

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Mike Young
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HeplerBroom LLC Helps Secure Dismissal of Corporate Officers in Securities Class Action

April 10, 2014

On March 18, 2014, District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. issued a Memorandum and Order dismissing the former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Patriot Coal Corporation in a stock drop securities class action filed in the Eastern District of Missouri.   Glenn E. Davis, Partner in HeplerBroom LLC’s St. Louis office assisted Sidley […]

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Katie Jacobi
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Are Data Breach Claims Covered by a Commercial General Liability Policy?

April 1, 2014

“Hello, Mr. Jones. Did you just try to make a $10,000 jewelry purchase in Brazil?” To put it mildly, that is not the type of question that want your customers– or as an insurance company, the customers of your policyholder– to receive. All too often, however, despite the best security efforts, data breaches of sensitive […]

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Mike Young
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