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18 August 2025

Class Action Decisions Published April 2025

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon has long been recognized as one of the premier litigation firms in the country. For more than a century, the firm has defended companies in their most substantial national and international products liability, mass tort and complex litigation matters.

The firm has leveraged its complex product liability litigation expertise to expand into several other practice areas and advance its mission of “being the best in the world at providing creative and practical solutions at unsurpassed value.” As a result, the firm has built nationally recognized practices in areas such as intellectual property, environmental and toxic tort, employment litigation, commercial litigation, government enforcement and compliance, and public policy.

Rule 23(b)(3) Damages. In an action challenging The Salvation Army's policy at its adult rehabilitation centers that prevented individuals...
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
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Highlights from this issue include: 

  • Rule 23(b)(3) Damages.  In an action challenging The Salvation Army's policy at its adult rehabilitation centers that prevented individuals with opioid use disorder from accessing medication for their disorder, the court refused to certify a Rule 23(b)(3) damages class of people who were admitted to a rehabilitation center and their primary "abused" substance upon intake was opiates after finding the class contained uninjured class members.

Originally published June 2025

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