Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of their purported class action under the FDCPA. Where the least-sophisticated-consumer standard contained an objective element of reasonableness to avoid peculiar interpretations of debt-collector communications, the district court properly denied plaintiffs’ complaint. Judgment is affirmed. Carroll ...

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Where members brought a class action against a herbicide manufacturer alleging the company used misleading labeling on a concentrate herbicide, the judgment is affirmed because the district court did not err in approving the parties’ settlement and overruling the objections ...

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Where class representatives, who claimed an employer failed to pay overtime compensation, challenged the trial court’s denial of their amended motion for class certification, the judgment is reversed and remanded because the evidence was sufficient to fulfill the numerosity requirement ...

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Where a named plaintiff in a class action alleging the underpayment of gas royalties sought a new trial, arguing that the district court should have excluded the relevant royalty statements, the statements were relevant because they helped jurors to determine ...

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Where in a putative class action challenging oil and gas royalty payments for oil wells, 248 royalty owners moved to intervene to challenge the opt-out provisions, and the district court denied the motions, the judgment is affirmed because the owners ...

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Where the defendant in a class action moved to dismiss the case, arguing that the class representative lacked standing, the district court erred by not deciding standing before enforcing the settlement agreement, so approval of the settlement agreement is vacated, ...

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Ferrell v. Air EVAC EMS, Inc. (MLW No. 72009/Case No. 17-2554 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a $2.4 million nationwide class-action settlement with a dog-treat maker, despite objections from some of the class members. The global settlement approved last year resolved suits filed in Missouri and California alleging ...

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Parm v. Bluestem Brands, Inc. (MLW No. 71973/Case No. 17-1931 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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Ortiz v. Ferrellgas Partners (MLW No. 71783/Case No. 16-4086 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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Sciaroni v. Target Corporation (MLW No. 71763/Case No. 15-3909 – 19 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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