In Ripple Analytics Inc. v. People Center, Inc., No. 24-490 (2d Cir. Aug. 26, 2025), the Second Circuit holds that a putative real party in interest did not sufficiently ratify an action to prevent its dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(a)(3). The general rule under the federal rules is that “[a]n action must beContinue reading “Second Circuit Considers What It Means to “Ratify” Action Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(a)(3)”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Third Circuit Addresses the Continued Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality of Minor Party in Litigation After They Reach Majority
In a published order in Ricketts as parent of L.G. v. Titusville Area Sch. Dist., No. 24-2569 (3d Cir. Aug. 18, 2025) (per curiam), the Third Circuit offers guidance about what happens to the confidentiality of a federal litigant who is a minor once they reach age 18. “[T]he Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, theContinue reading “Third Circuit Addresses the Continued Obligation to Maintain Confidentiality of Minor Party in Litigation After They Reach Majority”
Third Circuit, Joining Circuit Split, Rejects “Reasonable Indication” Standard of Review for Class Action Opt-Outs Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2)(B) (v) and (vi)
Adding its voice to the several circuits that have already ruled on the issue, the Third Circuit holds in Perrigo Institutional Investor Group v. Papa, No. 24-2861 (3d Cir. Aug. 12, 2025) that absent class members must be held to strict compliance with court procedures to opt-out of a Rule 23(b)(3) class action. It thusContinue reading “Third Circuit, Joining Circuit Split, Rejects “Reasonable Indication” Standard of Review for Class Action Opt-Outs Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2)(B) (v) and (vi)”
Second Circuit Has “Serious Doubts” as to Whether Federal Claim Preclusion “Can Ever Be Used Offensively to Compel a Judgment”
In Thermal Surgical, LLC v. Brown, No. 24-127 (2d Cir. Aug. 8, 2025), the Second Circuit expresses “serious doubts as to whether [federal claim] preclusion can ever be used offensively to compel a judgment rather than resist a claim,” though it winds up vacating and remanding the decision here on other grounds. Plaintiff Thermal SurgicalContinue reading “Second Circuit Has “Serious Doubts” as to Whether Federal Claim Preclusion “Can Ever Be Used Offensively to Compel a Judgment””
Eighth Circuit Holds That for Forum Non Conveniens Analysis, Court Weighs All Domestic Contacts Against Transfer, Not Just Contacts with the Forum State
In Dibble v. Torax Medical, Inc., No. 24-1385 (8th Cir. Aug. 7, 2025), the Eighth Circuit (in a split decision, Judge Loken dissenting without opinion) reverses an order dismissing a case in the District of Minnesota in favor of venue in the United Kingdom. The panel holds that the district court erroneously focused on theContinue reading “Eighth Circuit Holds That for Forum Non Conveniens Analysis, Court Weighs All Domestic Contacts Against Transfer, Not Just Contacts with the Forum State”
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