3 Amicus Briefs Support High Court Hearing Class Action Fairness Appeal

Mealey's (June 14, 2018, 11:20 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four organizations filed three amicus briefs from May 22 to May 25 supporting a petition for a writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to decide whether the original defendant in a class action can remove a lawsuit under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) where the class action was originally asserted as a counterclaim against a co-defendant (Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. George W. Jackson, No. 17-1471, U.S. Sup.)....