Navigating Article 3 Standing in Class Action Litigation

Navigating Article III Standing in Class Action Litigation: A Concise Legal Conference

This 90 minute webinar is specifically designed to offer a focused examination of Article III Standing in the context of class action litigation. The conference will delve into the complexities of standing as they pertain to class action lawsuits, including the nuances of determining and demonstrating standing, the relevant legal precedents, and recent trends in the judicial interpretation of standing for such cases.

About the program

1.    Introduction to Article III Standing in Class Action Litigation
This introductory session will provide an overview of Article III Standing, focusing on its significance in class action litigation. The fundamentals of standing: injury in fact, causation, and redressability, will be reviewed in the context of class actions.

2.    Understanding Class Certification and Standing
A deep dive into the intersection of class certification and standing. Discussion will cover how standing is evaluated for class representatives, class members, and how courts have grappled with the tension between Rule 23 and the standing requirements.

3.    Key Recent Legal Precedents Impacting Standing in Class Action Litigation
Participants will examine the landmark cases that have molded the interpretation and application of Article III Standing in class action cases, with a focus on recent and pending cases. The implications of these cases will be discussed in detail.

4.    Challenges and Practical Strategies in Demonstrating Standing
This session focuses on the practical challenges faced by lawyers in demonstrating standing in class action lawsuits, from proving "injury in fact" to establishing the other elements of standing. Practical tips and strategies for effectively demonstrating standing will be shared.

5.    Future of Article III Standing in Class Action Litigation
This concluding session will look forward, exploring emerging issues and potential shifts in the legal landscape that might affect how standing is interpreted and applied in class action litigation.

Participants will leave the conference equipped with a practical and deep understanding of Article III Standing in class action litigation, ready to apply this knowledge to their practices. The conference is suitable for legal professionals, law students, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding this crucial aspect of class action litigation.

Faculty

Justin Goodwin, a Partner at DTO Law,  is an experienced litigator who has handled high-stakes litigation across a broad range of industries. His strategic, client-centered approach focuses on achieving results that are tailored to the specific needs of each client, whether that means securing a creative, early resolution or aggressively litigating to an appellate victory.

Justin specializes in complex commercial litigation and class action defense, with a focus on consumer and wage and hour class actions. Justin has represented Fortune 500 companies in bet-the-company litigation across a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, energy, retail, media, and automotive. In addition to defeating class certification in numerous California and nationwide class and collective actions, he has also tackled thorny cases involving trade secrets, defamation, and allegations of harassment by high-profile executives.

Justin received his J.D. from Stanford Law School

Gillian L. Wade leads Milstein Jackson Fairchild & Wade’s consumer fraud and class action litigation department.  Since joining the firm in 2005, Gillian’s practice has focused on representing plaintiffs in complex litigation and consumer class actions stemming from a wide range of unlawful activities including violations of California’s unfair competition law and false advertising law, antitrust violations, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, data breach and privacy violations, financial abuse of the elderly and disabled statutes, employment violations, warranty and product liability laws, and civil rights abuses. Gillian has been involved in the resolution of over 75 consumer fraud class actions.

In addition to representing Plaintiffs in complex matters, Gillian has also defended law firms and their clients in cases involving plaintiff-side litigation practices and Civil RICO claims, and has represented clients involved in government investigations, including disputes with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.