High Court Ruling On Applying Bristol-Myers To Class Actions Requested

Mealey's (October 22, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Delaware company accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending unwanted faxes filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 13 in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a ruling on whether the high court’s ruling in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court applies to out-of-state absent class members in class actions filed in federal court under a federal statute (IQVIA Inc. v. Florence Mussat, et al., No. 20-510, U.S. Sup.)....