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
Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank v. Roper
445 U.S. 326 (1980) Cited 986 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that denial of class certification is appealable after entry of final judgment
Indianapolis School Comm'rs v. Jacobs
420 U.S. 128 (1975) Cited 298 times
Holding that a class action is moot unless it was duly certified pursuant to Rule 23 and a controversy still exists between the present members of the class and the defendant
Cogan
216 F.R.D. 46 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) Cited 58 times
Holding offer of judgment to named plaintiff made before defendants had answered did not moot class claims
Spann v. AOL Time Warner, Inc.
219 F.R.D. 307 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) Cited 38 times
Holding that plaintiff's breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim did not provide an independent basis for relief where the claim was derivative of plaintiff's denial-of-benefits claim