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ARTICLE · 05 JULY 2023

Pierce Atwood Launches New England And First Circuit Class Action Tracker

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Pierce Atwood is pleased to present its inaugural edition of New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker with a focus on the filings and decisions of the state and federal courts within...

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Melanie A. Conroy
Melanie A. Conroy
Gavin G. McCarthy
Gavin G. McCarthy

Pierce Atwood is pleased to present its inaugural edition of New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker with a focus on the filings and decisions of the state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit in New England.

Covering class action filing trends over the past five years and into the first quarter of 2023, the tracker examines combined state and federal class action filings and the breakdown of federal court class action filings by case type and industry of the defendant. The tracker also analyzes class action filing trends among the various state and federal courts within New England. For recent class action decisions, the tracker provides a summary of class action decisions by federal courts in New England from the first quarter of 2023. Stay tuned for our next update at the close of the second quarter of 2023.

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