22 Cited authorities

Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,987 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
Missouri v. Jenkins
491 U.S. 274 (1989) Cited 2,333 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that reasonable attorney's fees includes the costs of paralegals' time
Eisen v. Carlisle Jacquelin
417 U.S. 156 (1974) Cited 3,766 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions
Mullane v. Central Hanover Tr. Co.
339 U.S. 306 (1950) Cited 10,344 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
472 U.S. 797 (1985) Cited 1,791 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”
In re Gen. Motors Corp. Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank
55 F.3d 768 (3d Cir. 1995) Cited 1,145 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that nothing in Rule 23 "can be read to authorize separate, liberalized criteria for settlement classes"
City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation
495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir. 1974) Cited 1,395 times
Holding that Section 4 does not authorize award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff who settles his claim with the defendant
Cotton v. Hinton
559 F.2d 1326 (5th Cir. 1977) Cited 777 times 1 Legal Analyses
Upholding settlement despite fact that little formal discovery had been conducted and noting that, "[b]eing an extra judicial process, informality in the discovery of information is desired"
Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
442 Mass. 381 (Mass. 2004) Cited 266 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that conduct is actionably “deceptive when it has the capacity to mislead consumers, acting reasonably under the circumstances, to act differently from the way they otherwise would have acted (i.e., to entice a reasonable consumer to purchase the product)”
Andrews v. Bechtel Power Corp.
780 F.2d 124 (1st Cir. 1985) Cited 315 times
Holding it was not impracticable to join 49 plaintiffs in one suit and noting that "[j]oinder is considered more practicable when all members of the class are from the same geographic area" and can be easily identified.
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 35,120 times 1237 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 1715 - Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials
28 U.S.C. § 1715 Cited 1,241 times 21 Legal Analyses
Providing list of information required to be included with the CAFA notice

Dearman et al v. Gillette Co., The

22 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 reasonable attorney's fees includes the costs of paralegals' time

Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions

Holding that due process requires a hearing "appropriate to the nature of the case"

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 nothing in Rule 23 "can be read to authorize separate, liberalized criteria for settlement classes"

Holding that Section 4 does not authorize award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff who settles his claim with the defendant

Upholding settlement despite fact that little formal discovery had been conducted and noting that, "[b]eing an extra judicial process, informality in the discovery of information is desired"

Holding that conduct is actionably “deceptive when it has the capacity to mislead consumers, acting reasonably under the circumstances, to act differently from the way they otherwise would have acted (i.e., to entice a reasonable consumer to purchase the product)”

Holding it was not impracticable to join 49 plaintiffs in one suit and noting that "[j]oinder is considered more practicable when all members of the class are from the same geographic area" and can be easily 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"

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