46 Cited authorities

Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,952 times 69 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval
Amgen Inc. v. Conn. Ret. Plans & Tr. Funds
568 U.S. 455 (2013) Cited 1,817 times 100 Legal Analyses
Holding that certain merits questions “should not be resolved in deciding whether to certify a proposed class,” but are “properly addressed at trial or in a ruling on a summary-judgment motion”
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co.
553 U.S. 639 (2008) Cited 1,104 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that bidders at a county tax-lien auction plausibly alleged RICO proximate causation when they lost to a competing bidder who lied to the county about complying with the auction's rules
Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Epstein
516 U.S. 367 (1996) Cited 527 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Exchange Act's exclusive-jurisdiction provision sought "to achieve greater uniformity of construction and more effective and expert application of that law"
Dalton v. Educ. Testing Serv
87 N.Y.2d 384 (N.Y. 1995) Cited 882 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that defendant testing service breached the implied covenant by ignoring evidence it invited the plaintiff to submit
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.
280 F.3d 124 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 674 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that refusal to certify a class "on the sole ground that it would be unmanageable is disfavored and ‘should be the exception rather than the rule’ " (quoting In re S. Cent. States Bakery Prods. Antitrust Litig. , 86 F.R.D. 407, 423 (M.D. La. 1980) )
Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter R.R. Co.
267 F.3d 147 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 664 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding compensatory or punitive damages sometimes permissible under Rule 23(b)
Robidoux v. Celani
987 F.2d 931 (2d Cir. 1993) Cited 874 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that recipients of public assistance challenging delays by the Vermont Department of Social Welfare could proceed under the "inherently transitory" exception in part because "the Department will almost always be able to process a delayed application before a plaintiff can obtain relief through litigation"
Marisol A. v. Giuliani
126 F.3d 372 (2d Cir. 1997) Cited 739 times
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in certifying the class but suggesting that prior to trial the district court “ensure that appropriate subclasses are identified”
Klay v. Humana, Inc.
382 F.3d 1241 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 553 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that where there were variations in state laws precluding a single class of doctors alleging breaches of contract by health maintenance organizations that systematically underpaid physicians for their services, subclasses could be certified covering class members applying the same legal standards
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,923 times 1234 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"

Dandong et al v. Pinnacle Performance Limited et al

46 Cited authorities

Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

Holding that certain merits questions “should not be resolved in deciding whether to certify a proposed class,” but are “properly addressed at trial or in a ruling on a summary-judgment motion”

Holding that bidders at a county tax-lien auction plausibly alleged RICO proximate causation when they lost to a competing bidder who lied to the county about complying with the auction's rules

Holding that the Exchange Act's exclusive-jurisdiction provision sought "to achieve greater uniformity of construction and more effective and expert application of that law"

Holding that defendant testing service breached the implied covenant by ignoring evidence it invited the plaintiff to submit

Holding that refusal to certify a class "on the sole ground that it would be unmanageable is disfavored and ‘should be the exception rather than the rule’ " (quoting In re S. Cent. States Bakery Prods. Antitrust Litig. , 86 F.R.D. 407, 423 (M.D. La. 1980) )

Holding compensatory or punitive damages sometimes permissible under Rule 23(b)

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in certifying the class but suggesting that prior to trial the district court “ensure that appropriate subclasses are identified”

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"