Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Summer 2026

This GT Newsletter summarizes recent class-action decisions from across the United States.

Highlights from this issue include:

• Second Circuit affirms summary judgment for payment card network defendants, holding retailer plaintiffs were members of a prior federal antitrust settlement class.
• Third Circuit vacates attorneys’ fee award in class action settlement, holding that courts generally cannot increase fees above the standard lodestar amount absent truly exceptional circumstances.
• Fourth Circuit holds that American Pipe tolling ends when class certification is denied and does not continue through appellate review.
• Sixth Circuit holds disputes over a vehicle’s actual cash value require individualized valuation inquiries, defeating Rule 23 predominance.