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A Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Prevents Class Action Plaintiffs from Sidestepping Federal Jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act

Tony LathropClass Actions, Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court

            Class action defendants hit a home run in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, 568 U.S. ___  (Mar. 19, 2013), one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest class action decisions and its first decision to address the Class Action Fairness…