International Organization of Masters v. Maritime Overseas Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing that the necessity for calculation of damages on an individual basis does not preclude class certification where common issues determining liability predominate
• noting that a lost-profits inquiry would be “enormously complicated, posing a tremendous burden on the presentation of plaintiffs’ case” and that “it is precisely for this reason that the Supreme Court eliminated the ‘passing-on defense’ in Hanover Shoe ”
• find- ing that representation was adequate even though current gas station les- sees and former lessees would ultimately seek different remedies
• district court order should be treated as one dismissing complaint for failure to state a claim because it \excluded everything but the complaint in granting the motions\
• “district court was correct in concluding that this question [existence of a conspiracy] is one common to the class”
• individual proof of coercion not required if tying claim based on express provisions of a uniform contract

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).