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· 12/14/2010

In Re Fema Trailer Formaldahyde Products Liability

Citations

  • 628 F.3d 157

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a \typical example[ ]\ of prejudice occurs when the motion is a means of \avoid[ing] an imminent adverse ruling\
  • noting that a \typical example[]\ of prejudice occurs when the motion is a means of \avoid[ing] an imminent adverse ruling\
  • explaining that prejudice “occur[s] when a party proposes to dismiss the case at a late stage of pretrial proceedings”
  • “Courts must be exceedingly wary of mass litigation in which plaintiffs are unwilling to move their cases to trial.”
  • “ ‘Bellwether’ trials typically are used to assess whether a class should be certified or to assess a claim’s value for settlement purposes[.]”
  • “The purpose of authorizing the court to place conditions on 15 a voluntary dismissal is to prevent unfair prejudice to the other side in the case.”

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Judges: Jones, Chief Judge, Prado, Circuit Judge, and O'connor, District Judge

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