Conley v. Gibson

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

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"

Hart v. Fedex Ground Pack., Sys., Inc.

Holding that the provisions of § 1332(d) must be satisfied before CAFA applies to a class action

Cox v. Am. Cast Iron Pipe Co.

Holding that "`[a]llegations of similar discriminatory employment practices, such as . . . use of entirely subjective personnel processes that operated to discriminate, would satisfy the commonality and typicality requirements of Rule 23'" (alterations in original) (quoting Carpenter v. Stephen F. Austin State Univ., 706 F.2d 608, 617 (5th Cir. 1983))

Lindow v. United States

Holding that, because of, inter alia, the administrative difficulty in deciphering the amount of time spent on compensable rather than social activities, seven to eight minutes per day spent by employees reading a log book and exchanging information was de minimis

Federal Exp. Corp. v. Dutschmann

Holding that an employee handbook, which specifically disclaimed any intent to create contractual rights, did not place any restrictions on the employment-at-will relationship

Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Upholding as consistent with due process the use of surveys and statistical analysis to measure a defendant's aggregate liability under the IWC's wage orders

In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation

Finding antitrust action qualified for class certification under Rule 23(b) "[b]ecause the highly significant injunctive relief sought here is as important as the damages claimed . . ."

Jacobson v. Hughes Aircraft Company

Vector Research v. Howard Howard Attys. P.C

Holding that "a party not a public official may be liable under Bivens, but not entitled to qualified immunity because the reason for affording qualified immunity to a public official does not apply to a government actor who is not a public official"

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"

Rule 23 - Class Actions

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"