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Impact Fund and Allies file Amicus Brief to rebuff defamation claims in Class Action litigation
Class Actions, Litigation Privilege Teddy Basham-Witherington Class Actions, Litigation Privilege Teddy Basham-Witherington

Impact Fund and Allies file Amicus Brief to rebuff defamation claims in Class Action litigation

The Impact Fund and amici focused on the panel’s misunderstanding of “ascertainability,” a term of art particular to class actions. Ascertainability is the implied prerequisite that a class be defined by clear and definite terms so that a court can determine who is bound by a judgment and who is entitled to relief. Critical to the issue at hand, ascertainability is a forward-looking inquiry, asking whether a court will be able to ascertain class membership at some future point in the litigation. It has never meant that plaintiffs know who is in the proposed class at the time of filing.

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Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case
Class Actions, Immigrant Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington Class Actions, Immigrant Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington

Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case

In April 2018, an immigration raid at the Southeastern Provision meatpacking plant in the small town of Bean Station, Tennessee upended a community. Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) descended on the plant alongside Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and local police officers. Armed with long guns and raid gear, agents detained around 100 Latinx workers, transported them to a National Guard armory, and placed most in deportation proceedings.

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