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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision prohibits plaintiffs from pursuing class actions seeking the rescission of loans under federal Truth-In-Lending Act. The recent opinion could have effect of allaying some of the highly-publicized troubles faced by lenders in the financial industry.

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CAFA is not an entitlement that guarantees defendants the right to remove class actions to federal court, writes Michael Murphy. Courts have made clear that defendants still carry the burden of demonstrating federal subject matter jurisdiction under CAFA, and any doubts concerning removal should be resolved in favor of remand.

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The Federal Judicial Center, analyzing the impact of CAFA, releases interim findings on class actions filings and removals in federal courts. The findings of the Study are consistent with the hypothesis that CAFA has caused an increased number of class actions based on diversity of citizenship jurisdiction to be filed in the federal courts.

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