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The October 2015 United States Supreme Court Term is already well underway, and there are several cases on the docket that could have a significant impact on class action practice.  Here is a summary of the three cases this term that I think could have the biggest impact on class action practice going forward:

<a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/14-857.htm">Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez</a>, No. 14-857

The Campbell-Ewald case addresses the tactic known as “picking-off” named plaintiffs in class actions, and deals with the question whether an offer of judgment that would provide a named plaintiff complete relief is sufficient to moot the plaintiffs’ claim, even if it is not accepted.  The case follows the Court’s 2013 decision in <a href="http://classactionblawg.com/2013/04/16/genesis-healthcare-decided-now-feel-free-to-relegate-the-majoritys-decision-to-the-farthest-reaches-of-your-mind/">Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk</a>, where the majority opinion assumed, without deciding, that an offer of judgment had mooted the named plaintiffs’ claim in an FLSA collective action, based on a finding that the issue had been waived below.

<a href="http://classactionblawg.com/2015/03/20/breaking-down-the-target-payment-card-breach-settlement-its-not-as-groundbreaking-as-youve-been-led-to-believe/">Read more</a>.

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