Landry v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

How courts have described this case

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• allowing Plaintiffs to narrow then-breach of contract theory via class certification motion based on factual developments that have occurred since the filing of the complaint
• certifying a nationwide class on a breach-of-contract claim under Rule 23(b)(2)
• “Plaintiffs are simply narrowing their breach of contract theoiy at this juncture based on factual developments that have occurred since the filing of the complaint.”
• “[P]laintiffs’ breach of contract claim will not be proved based on each policyholder’s understanding of the terms of the policies, but based on the face of the policy documents themselves.”
• “Plaintiffs are permitted to press a theory of 26 contract liability that affords them the best chance of certification and of success on 27 behalf of the class.”
• “[A]s neither party has asserted that the form policy contract contains 24 ambiguous terms . . . , admission of extrinsic evidence should not be necessary to interpret 25 the contractual provisions at issue.”

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