8 Cited authorities

Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.
150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998) Cited 3,050 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"
Class Plaintiffs v. City of Seattle
955 F.2d 1268 (9th Cir. 1992) Cited 767 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the relevant indenture agreement allowed the trustee to "bring tort and fraud claims on behalf of the bondholders"
Howard v. America Online Inc.
208 F.3d 741 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 386 times
Holding that the RICO bar applies even where the plaintiff does not have standing to sue under securities laws because the plaintiff did not buy or sell securities
Silber v. Mabon
18 F.3d 1449 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 258 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Rule 23's "best notice practicable" requirement is satisfied by "what notice is reasonably certain to inform the absent members of the plaintiff class"
In re Prudential Insurance Company of America
261 F.3d 355 (3d Cir. 2001) Cited 127 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a class settlement could bar future claims by class members, even though those claims were not raised by the class members in the original action
Reppert v. Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co., Inc.
359 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2004) Cited 55 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that notice was sufficient to alert absent class members of class action suit and settlement where individual notices were mailed out and the notice was published in thirty-three newspapers of general circulation
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,896 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 1651 - Writs
28 U.S.C. § 1651 Cited 11,011 times 60 Legal Analyses
Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"

In Re: Wachovia Corp.

8 Cited authorities

Holding that the relevant indenture agreement allowed the trustee to "bring tort and fraud claims on behalf of the bondholders"

Holding that the RICO bar applies even where the plaintiff does not have standing to sue under securities laws because the plaintiff did not buy or sell securities

Holding that Rule 23's "best notice practicable" requirement is satisfied by "what notice is reasonably certain to inform the absent members of the plaintiff class"

Holding that a class settlement could bar future claims by class members, even though those claims were not raised by the class members in the original action

Holding that notice was sufficient to alert absent class members of class action suit and settlement where individual notices were mailed out and the notice was published in thirty-three newspapers of general circulation

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"

Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"