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MOTION to Consolidate Cases

20 Cited authorities

  1. 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

  2. Rockford Memorial Corp. v. United States

    498 U.S. 920 (1990)   Cited 187 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Upholding trial court determination that Fifth Amendment privilege cannot "be used as a shield to avoid disclosure of assets"

  3. Johnson v. Celotex Corp.

    899 F.2d 1281 (2d Cir. 1990)   Cited 550 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "courts have taken the view that considerations of judicial economy favor consolidation"

  4. Coyne Delany Co. v. Selman

    98 F.3d 1457 (4th Cir. 1996)   Cited 262 times
    Holding that state malpractice claims against insurer for negligently failing to obtain replacement insurance plan was not preempted

  5. In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation

    240 F.R.D. 56 (E.D.N.Y. 2006)   Cited 50 times
    Deciding first that all applicant counsel were “adequate” under the four Rule 23 factors before weighing how one group's “baggage” of having already entered into settlements with the defendants should affect the selection of interim counsel

  6. Primavera Familienstiftung v. Askin

    173 F.R.D. 115 (S.D.N.Y. 1997)   Cited 50 times
    Denying broker's and ACM's motion to dismiss Primavera's third amended complaint

  7. In re Schering-Plough Corp. Enhance Erisa Litig.

    Civil Action No. 08-1432 (DMC)(JAD) (D.N.J. May. 31, 2012)   Cited 19 times
    Finding the "lack of objections to the requested attorneys' fees supports the request"

  8. Finnan v. L.F. Rothschild Co.

    726 F. Supp. 460 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)   Cited 48 times
    Certifying WARN class of 127

  9. In re Comdisco Securities Litigation

    150 F. Supp. 2d 943 (N.D. Ill. 2001)   Cited 26 times
    Rejecting application of FIFO methodology and finding that net seller's transactions during the class period "caused it to derive unwitting benefits rather than true losses from the alleged securities fraud"

  10. Garber v. Randell

    477 F.2d 711 (2d Cir. 1973)   Cited 71 times
    Holding that consolidation "does not change the rights of the parties in the separate suits."

  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,815 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"

  12. Section 1132 - Civil enforcement

    29 U.S.C. § 1132   Cited 26,241 times   169 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "[a]ny administrator" who fails to provide documents in a timely manner

  13. Rule 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 42   Cited 9,199 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."

  14. Section 1104 - Fiduciary duties

    29 U.S.C. § 1104   Cited 4,821 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Specifying duties of a "fiduciary . . . with respect to a plan"

  15. Section 1109 - Liability for breach of fiduciary duty

    29 U.S.C. § 1109   Cited 2,488 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Breaching fiduciary "shall be subject to such other equitable or remedial relief as the court may deem appropriate"