A hot button issue in class action litigation remains whether a lead plaintiff in a class action brought in federal court can continue to prosecute class claims after voluntarily resolving his individual claims.
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Ninth Circuit Holds Settlement of Lead Plaintiff’s Individual Claims Moots Class Claims