34 Cited authorities

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
472 U.S. 797 (1985) Cited 1,784 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”
Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp.
337 U.S. 541 (1949) Cited 7,645 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 1291 permits appeals from certain decisions "collateral to rights asserted in the action," even when there's no final judgment
Rosario v. Livaditis
963 F.2d 1013 (7th Cir. 1992) Cited 733 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff's claim is typical if it arises from the same event or practice giving rise to the claims of other class members and is based on the same legal theory as the class members
Blackie v. Barrack
524 F.2d 891 (9th Cir. 1975) Cited 1,135 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that the need to determine individualized damages does not defeat class certification
Weiss v. Regal Collections
385 F.3d 337 (3d Cir. 2004) Cited 418 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that claims under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, with a maximum recovery of $1,000 plus attorneys' fees and expenses, were "acutely susceptible to mootness"
Wolf Corp. v. Green
395 U.S. 977 (1969) Cited 374 times
Granting § 1291 appealability of an order denying class status on "death knell" principle
Sandoz v. Cingular Wireless LLC
553 F.3d 913 (5th Cir. 2008) Cited 347 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that the relation back principle applies to ensure that defendants cannot unilaterally “pick off” collective action representatives and noting that the fundamental differences between “opt out” Rule 23 class actions and “opt in” FLSA collective actions suggests that the “rules and policies underlying” one “might not apply” when construing the other
De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
713 F.2d 225 (7th Cir. 1983) Cited 618 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that typicality may be satisfied even if there are factual distinctions between claims of named plaintiffs and other class members
Pitts v. Terrible Herbst Inc.
653 F.3d 1081 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 261 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that a rejected offer of judgment for full amount of a putative class representative's individual claim under the FLSA made prior to the filing of a motion for class certification does not moot the class action complaint
Brown v. Kelly
609 F.3d 467 (2d Cir. 2010) Cited 237 times
Finding a class properly certified under the heightened standard of Rule 23(b) when common questions included whether New York City had a policy of enforcing an unconstitutional statute even though other issues would require individualized inquiries
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,858 times 1232 Legal Analyses
Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,647 times 733 Legal Analyses
Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley v. Alloy, Inc. et al

34 Cited authorities

Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”

Holding that § 1291 permits appeals from certain decisions "collateral to rights asserted in the action," even when there's no final judgment

Holding that a plaintiff's claim is typical if it arises from the same event or practice giving rise to the claims of other class members and is based on the same legal theory as the class members

Holding that the need to determine individualized damages does not defeat class certification

Holding that claims under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, with a maximum recovery of $1,000 plus attorneys' fees and expenses, were "acutely susceptible to mootness"

Granting § 1291 appealability of an order denying class status on "death knell" principle

Holding that typicality may be satisfied even if there are factual distinctions between claims of named plaintiffs and other class members

Holding that a rejected offer of judgment for full amount of a putative class representative's individual claim under the FLSA made prior to the filing of a motion for class certification does not moot the class action complaint

Finding a class properly certified under the heightened standard of Rule 23(b) when common questions included whether New York City had a policy of enforcing an unconstitutional statute even though other issues would require individualized inquiries

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals