27 Cited authorities

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
564 U.S. 338 (2011) Cited 6,647 times 505 Legal Analyses
Holding in Rule 23 context that “[w]ithout some glue holding the alleged reasons for all those decisions together, it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer”
Eisen v. Carlisle Jacquelin
417 U.S. 156 (1974) Cited 3,765 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions
Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.
150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 3,057 times 16 Legal Analyses
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"
Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.
654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,462 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award
Staton v. Boeing Co.
327 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,930 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that "named plaintiffs ... are eligible for reasonable incentive payments" in addition to reimbursement "for their substantiated litigation expenses, and identifiable services rendered to the class directly under the supervision of class counsel"
Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.
563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,065 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class
Protective Committee v. Anderson
390 U.S. 414 (1968) Cited 966 times
Holding that bankruptcy court abused its discretion by failing to consider whether alternatives were preferable to proposed settlement
Dunleavy v. Nadler
213 F.3d 454 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 872 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding an incentive award to the class representatives
Churchill Village v. General Electric
361 F.3d 566 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 741 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that approval of a settlement that received 45 objections and 500 opt-outs out of 90,000 class members was proper
Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm'n
688 F.2d 615 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 1,129 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding a settlement must stand or fall in its entirety because a district court cannot "delete, modify or substitute certain provisions"
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 Cited 38,974 times 317 Legal Analyses
Permitting "[m]alice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind [to] be alleged generally"
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,993 times 1236 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 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,862 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices
Section 1715 - Notifications to appropriate Federal and State officials
28 U.S.C. § 1715 Cited 1,229 times 21 Legal Analyses
Providing list of information required to be included with the CAFA notice

Gross v. Symantec Corporation

27 Cited authorities

Holding in Rule 23 context that “[w]ithout some glue holding the alleged reasons for all those decisions together, it will be impossible to say that examination of all the class members' claims for relief will produce a common answer”

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

Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award

Holding that "named plaintiffs ... are eligible for reasonable incentive payments" in addition to reimbursement "for their substantiated litigation expenses, and identifiable services rendered to the class directly under the supervision of class counsel"

Holding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class

Holding that bankruptcy court abused its discretion by failing to consider whether alternatives were preferable to proposed settlement

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

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

Holding a settlement must stand or fall in its entirety because a district court cannot "delete, modify or substitute certain provisions"

Permitting "[m]alice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind [to] be alleged generally"

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"

Prohibiting unlawful business practices

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