Japan Line, Ltd. v. Turner

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that “aggregate judgements have been widely used in antitrust, securities and other class actions.”
• noting that “the exclusion of class members who cannot afford separate representation would be neither ‘fair’ nor an ‘adjudication’ of their claims”
• noting that the predominance requirement is satisfied “unless it is clear that individual issues will overwhelm the common questions and render the class action valueless.”
• stating that “[njumerous courts have held that allegations concerning the existence, scope, and efficacy of an alleged antitrust conspiracy present important common questions sufficient to satisfy the commonality requirement of Rule 23(a)(2
• stating, in regard to manageability, that the court “foresees no insurmountable problems in the management of this lawsuit”
• discussing reasons why the class action is superior to other methods of adjudication because it can be the most efficient, convenient, and fan-method to resolve a controversy

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).