Sheila Gaines, Complainant, v. Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast Area), Agency.

2 Cited authorities

  1. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

    150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 3,113 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"
  2. Thomas v. Albright

    139 F.3d 227 (D.C. Cir. 1998)   Cited 96 times
    Upholding a settlement in which claims for compensatory damages were included in a class certified under Rule 23(b)