Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor

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

Blanchard v. Bergeron

Holding that, because there is no requirement in § 1988 that attorney's fees be incurred, contingent-fee agreements do not impose an automatic ceiling on the fees amount

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"

Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.

Holding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class

Dunleavy v. Nadler

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding an incentive award to the class representatives

Churchill Village v. General Electric

Holding that approval of a settlement that received 45 objections and 500 opt-outs out of 90,000 class members was proper

Lozano v. Wireless Servs.

Holding that "the law on predominance requires the district court to consider variations in state law when a class action involves multiple jurisdictions"

Blackie v. Barrack

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

Alberto v. GMRI, Inc.

Holding that a 22 percent fee request on a common fund was unjustified because the case was less than one year old, no hearings had been held, the only motions filed were mooted by the parties' stipulated stay of action, and formal discovery never got underway; the Court looked to the lodestar method instead and required counsel to file a declaration thoroughly explaining the fees prior to the fairness hearing

Immigrant Assistance Project of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Holding that where an injunction provided relief to certain class members, we had pendent jurisdiction to review the certification of the class as to those members because the district court had to certify the class before granting the class members injunctive relief

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"

Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Section 1750 - Title of act

Section 1715 - Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials

Providing list of information required to be included with the CAFA notice