41 Cited authorities

Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,955 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
Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon
457 U.S. 147 (1982) Cited 5,674 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that named plaintiff must prove “much more than the validity of his own claim”; the individual plaintiff must show that “the individual's claim and the class claims will share common questions of law or fact and that the individual's claim will be typical of the class claims,” explicitly referencing the “commonality” and “typicality” requirements of Rule 23
Eisen v. Carlisle Jacquelin
417 U.S. 156 (1974) Cited 3,763 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions
Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp.
527 U.S. 815 (1999) Cited 931 times 18 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a fairness hearing under Rule 23(e) is no substitute for rigorous adherence to those provisions of the Rule designed to protect absentees"
American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah
414 U.S. 538 (1974) Cited 2,115 times 162 Legal Analyses
Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"
Crown, Cork Seal Co. v. Parker
462 U.S. 345 (1983) Cited 1,104 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that the commencement of a class action suspends the applicable statute of limitations for all asserted members of the putative class until a class certification decision is made
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"
Vieth v. Jubelirer
541 U.S. 267 (2004) Cited 343 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards
Messner v. Northshore Univ. HealthSystem
669 F.3d 802 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 788 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that it is sufficient for the plaintiff to prove disputed Rule 23 requirements by a preponderance of the evidence
Butler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
727 F.3d 796 (7th Cir. 2013) Cited 277 times 16 Legal Analyses
Holding the predominance requirement is satisfied because "[t]here is a single, central, common issue of liability: whether the Sears washing machine was defective."
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,939 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"
Section 93A:9 - Civil actions and remedies; class action; demand for relief; damages; costs; exhausting administrative remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A § 9 Cited 898 times 10 Legal Analyses
Requiring on its face that the "written demand" must "reasonably describ[e] the unfair or deceptive act or practice relied upon and the injury suffered"

In Re: National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Concussion Injury Litigation

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

Holding that "a fairness hearing under Rule 23(e) is no substitute for rigorous adherence to those provisions of the Rule designed to protect absentees"

Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"

Holding that the commencement of a class action suspends the applicable statute of limitations for all asserted members of the putative class until a class certification decision is made

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 political gerrymandering claims nonjusticiable based on the lack of workable standards

Holding that it is sufficient for the plaintiff to prove disputed Rule 23 requirements by a preponderance of the evidence

Holding the predominance requirement is satisfied because "[t]here is a single, central, common issue of liability: whether the Sears washing machine was defective."

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"

Requiring on its face that the "written demand" must "reasonably describ[e] the unfair or deceptive act or practice relied upon and the injury suffered"