Whether bringing or defending a class action in South Carolina state court, counsel should closely analyze Rule 23 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure to understand the foundations of class-action practice in the state. While South Carolina’s drafters adopted language from the federal rules, South Carolina’s version of […]
Over the past year, the Fourth Circuit has issued three decisions on class certification—all of which either affirmed certification or reversed and remanded to the district court to rule on certification. The opinions show the Fourth Circuit applying key principles in class-action practice, including mootness and the relation-back exception, standing […]
As the calendar approaches the middle of the year, it is a good time to review the Fourth Circuit’s recent class-action decisions—and there have been a number of them. These opinions offer guidance on five key topics in class-action litigation, including numerosity, ascertainability, commonality, the rights and burdens of objectors, […]