One of the exceptions to federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) is known as the “local controversy exception.” It requires a federal district court to decline to exercise jurisdiction where more than two-thirds of the proposed class members are citizens of the state where suit was filed, the principal injuries occurred in
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Attorneys General and the Class Action Fairness Act: When Are Attorney General Suits “Class Actions”? Fourth Circuit Weighs In
By Wystan Ackerman on
Posted in Class Action Fairness Act
When a state attorney general files a lawsuit that is not expressly pled as a class action, but the suit seeks a recovery on behalf of consumers that would put money in their pockets just like a class action, is that a “class action” within the meaning of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA)? The…