19 Cited authorities

Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon
457 U.S. 147 (1982) Cited 5,673 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
Unified School Dist. v. Newdow
542 U.S. 1 (2004) Cited 1,201 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff lacked standing because the interests of the plaintiff and the right-holder were "potentially in conflict"
Bonner v. City of Prichard
661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981) Cited 16,031 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that all decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued prior to the close of business on September 30, 1981, are binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit
Gen. Tel. Co. v. EEOC
446 U.S. 318 (1980) Cited 1,382 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the EEOC's enforcement suits should not be considered representative actions subject to Rule 23"
Kirkpatrick v. J.C. Bradford Co.
827 F.2d 718 (11th Cir. 1987) Cited 348 times
Holding that variations in state law precluded class certification
Jenkins v. Raymark Industries, Inc.
782 F.2d 468 (5th Cir. 1986) Cited 333 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that bifurcating trial between punitive and actual damages was proper, because unlike with actual damages, with punitive damages the focus is on the defendant's conduct rather than the plaintiff's
Griffin v. Carlin
755 F.2d 1516 (11th Cir. 1985) Cited 280 times
Concluding that subjective multicomponent hiring practices are subject to disparate impact analysis
J. H. Cohn Co. v. Am. Appraisal Assoc., Inc.
628 F.2d 994 (7th Cir. 1980) Cited 168 times
Holding that the "presence of even an arguable defense peculiar to the named plaintiff or a small subset of the plaintiff class" may make the named plaintiff an inadequate representative of the class
LaBauve v. Olin Corp.
231 F.R.D. 632 (S.D. Ala. 2005) Cited 72 times
Rejecting class certification where multiple possible polluters existed and individual determinations were integral to each plaintiff's damages
Johnson v. Am. Credit Co.
581 F.2d 526 (5th Cir. 1978) Cited 114 times
In Johnson we said that "the right to vote in a state election, in itself, is not a right secured by the constitution or by federal law."
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,856 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,931 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"
Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Crossclaim
Fed. R. Civ. P. 13 Cited 4,920 times 21 Legal Analyses
Determining whether counterclaims are compulsory

J.B. v. Wood (Lead Case)

19 Cited authorities

Holding that the plaintiff lacked standing because the interests of the plaintiff and the right-holder were "potentially in conflict"

Holding that all decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued prior to the close of business on September 30, 1981, are binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit

Holding that "the EEOC's enforcement suits should not be considered representative actions subject to Rule 23"

Holding that variations in state law precluded class certification

Holding that bifurcating trial between punitive and actual damages was proper, because unlike with actual damages, with punitive damages the focus is on the defendant's conduct rather than the plaintiff's

Concluding that subjective multicomponent hiring practices are subject to disparate impact analysis

Holding that the "presence of even an arguable defense peculiar to the named plaintiff or a small subset of the plaintiff class" may make the named plaintiff an inadequate representative of the class

Rejecting class certification where multiple possible polluters existed and individual determinations were integral to each plaintiff's damages

In Johnson we said that "the right to vote in a state election, in itself, is not a right secured by the constitution or by federal law."

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

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"

Determining whether counterclaims are compulsory