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Comcast Corp. v. Behrend

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 25, 2012
567 U.S. 933 (2012)

Summary

In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 567 U.S. 933, 933, 133 S.Ct. 24, 183 L.Ed.2d 673 (2012) (mem.), the Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following question: "[w]hether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff class has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony, to show that the case is susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis."

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Opinion

No. 11–864.

2012-06-25

COMCAST CORPORATION, et al., petitioners, v. Caroline BEHREND, et al.


Case below, 655 F.3d 182.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted limited to the following question: “Whether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff class has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony, to show that the case is susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis.”


Summaries of

Comcast Corp. v. Behrend

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 25, 2012
567 U.S. 933 (2012)

In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 567 U.S. 933, 933, 133 S.Ct. 24, 183 L.Ed.2d 673 (2012) (mem.), the Supreme Court granted certiorari on the following question: "[w]hether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff class has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony, to show that the case is susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis."

Summary of this case from Desai v. Geico Cas. Co.
Case details for

Comcast Corp. v. Behrend

Case Details

Full title:COMCAST CORPORATION, et al., petitioners, v. Caroline BEHREND, et al.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Jun 25, 2012

Citations

567 U.S. 933 (2012)
133 S. Ct. 24
183 L. Ed. 2d 673
80 U.S.L.W. 3699

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