19 Cited authorities

Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,947 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
Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.
573 U.S. 258 (2014) Cited 594 times 90 Legal Analyses
Holding that defendants may seek to rebut the Basic presumption at the class certification stage through evidence that the misrepresentation had no price impact
Merrill v. Dabit
547 U.S. 71 (2006) Cited 668 times 43 Legal Analyses
Holding that state law class action securities fraud claims brought by “holders” of securities are, just like those of “purchasers” and “sellers,” preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act
Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores
421 U.S. 723 (1975) Cited 2,070 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding that only purchasers and sellers of a security have a private right of action under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b–5
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"
Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.
654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,452 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 1,924 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"
Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co.
666 F.3d 581 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 967 times 51 Legal Analyses
Holding that false advertising "class must be defined in such a way as to include only members who were exposed to advertising that is alleged to be materially misleading"
Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm'n
688 F.2d 615 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 1,122 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"
Koz v. Kellogg Co.
697 F.3d 858 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 327 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that there must be "a driving nexus between the plaintiff class and the cy pres beneficiaries" and that the cy pres award must be "guided by the objectives of the underlying statute and the interests of the silent class members,... and must not benefit a group too remote from the plaintiff class"
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"

Susan Hufnagle v. Rino International Corporation et al

19 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 defendants may seek to rebut the Basic presumption at the class certification stage through evidence that the misrepresentation had no price impact

Holding that state law class action securities fraud claims brought by “holders” of securities are, just like those of “purchasers” and “sellers,” preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act

Holding that only purchasers and sellers of a security have a private right of action under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b–5

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 false advertising "class must be defined in such a way as to include only members who were exposed to advertising that is alleged to be materially misleading"

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

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"