Phillips v. County of Allegheny

Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.

Holding that where Congress expresses its intent "with sufficient precision," then "reference to legislative history and to pre-Code practice is hardly necessary"

Lamie v. U.S. Trustee

Holding that courts should not add an "absent word" to a statute

Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon

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

Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Unionplanters Bank

Holding that § 1109(b) was "by its terms inapplicable" in case which had been "converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7"

Szabo v. Bridgeport Machines, Inc.

Holding that a "prime occasion for Rule 23(f)" appellate review is when class certification "puts a bet-your-company decision to [defendant's] managers and may induce a substantial settlement even if the [plaintiffs'] position is weak"

Bosland v. Warnock Dodge, Inc.

Holding pre-suit demand of a refund of $20 overcharge is not necessary for CFA claim

Cox v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Holding that a "consumer is not obligated to pay an indebtedness arising out of conduct that violates the [CFA]"

Caminetti v. United States

Holding that importation of a woman for immoral purposes may constitutionally be regulated even when it is not for material gain

Pilgrim v. Universal Health Card, LLC

Holding that, evaluating potential class members' claims under Ohio's choice-of-law rules, the "laws of the potential class members' home States will govern their claims"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 23 - Class Actions

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 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Section 2301 - Definitions

Including as consumers those entitled to enforce a warranty "under applicable State law"

Section 56:8-1 - Applicability of C.56:8-1 et seq

Defining "merchandise" under the PLA as "any objects, wares, goods, commodities, services or anything offered, directly or indirectly to the public for sale"

Section 56:8-2 - Fraud, etc., in connection with sale or advertisement of merchandise or real estate as unlawful practice

Prohibiting "any unconscionable commercial practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, or the knowing concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact"

Section 56:8-19 - Action, counterclaim by injured person; recovery of damages, costs

Requiring treble damages and attorney's fees

Section 56:12-14 - Short title

Section 56:12-15 - Consumer contract, warranty, notice or sign; violation of legal right of consumer or responsibility of seller, lessor, etc.; prohibition; exemptions

Section 56:12-17 - Violations; civil liability to aggrieved consumer; action; termination of contract

Section 13:45A-16.2 - Unlawful practices

Requiring all home improvement contracts for purchase price in excess of $500.00 to include " description of the principal work to be done and the products and materials to be used or installed in performance of the contract"