Maureen Barber

The US Supreme Court held oral arguments in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Labcorp v. Davis, et al. to consider the issue of whether a federal court can certify a class when some of the members of the proposed class lack Article III injury. The Supreme Court’s decision could settle a three-way circuit split [1] on the issue of whether, or to what extent, the presence of uninjured class members can defeat class certification.

The US Supreme Court held oral arguments in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings d/b/a Labcorp v. Davis, et al. to consider the issue of whether a federal court can certify a class when some of the members of the proposed class lack Article III injury. The Supreme Court’s decision could settle a three-way circuit split [1] on the issue of whether, or to what extent, the presence of uninjured class members can defeat class certification.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on February 25, 2021, approved a new regulation formally prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), or fracking, in the Delaware River Basin. The final rule makes permanent a drilling moratorium imposed by the DRBC in 2010.