Rule 23(c)(4) states that, “[w]hen appropriate, an action may be brought or maintained as a class action with respect to particular issues.” But do classes under Rule 23(c)(4), otherwise known as “issue classes,” also need to satisfy the requirements of Rule 23(a) and (b)? In Harris v. Medical Transportation Management, Inc., 2023 WL 4567258 (D.C. Cir. July 18, 2023), the D.C. Circuit confirmed that the answer is “yes.”
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New Class Action Litigation Targets Titanium Dioxide After EU Ban
Earlier this year, the European Commission decided to ban titanium dioxide as a food additive in the European Union, with a six-month phasing-out period that culminated in a full ban as of August 7, 2022. The decision was based on a recent assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, which had raised concerns over the…
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google, Marking First Time Court Will Review Section 230
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, 2 F.4th 871 (9th Cir. 2021) on the following question presented: “Does section 230(c)(1) immunize interactive computer services when they make targeted recommendations of information provided by another information content provider, or only limit the liability of interactive computer services when they engage in traditional editorial functions (such as deciding whether to display or withdraw) with regard to such information?” This is the first opportunity the Court has taken to interpret 47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”) since the law was enacted in 1996.…