· 12/9/1986
ACF Industries, Inc. v. California State Board of Equalization
Citations
- 653 F. Supp. 390
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16709
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Nor ... can the difficulties inherent in proving individual damages be avoided by the use of a form of ‘fluid recovery.’ ”
- \Nor ... can the difficulties inherent in proving individual damages be avoided by the use of a form of 'fluid recovery.' \
- class certification to be denied upon a finding that neither the products nor the purchasers were fungible
- cannot use fluid recovery to avoid manageability problems inherent in proving individualized damages
- “[A] trial judge cannot, in determining the manageability of a proposed class action, look exclusively to only one aspect of the case... ; he can and must look at the case as a whole and . .. consider proof of damages as well as other issues in the case.”
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Judges: Jensen
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