· 11/18/2013
Medina-Vasquez v. United States
Citations
- 134 S. Ct. 662
- 187 L. Ed. 2d 437
- 82 U.S.L.W. 3299
- 571 U.S. 1033
- 2013 WL 5657562
- 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8334
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- holding that plaintiffs must show “each disputed requirement has been proven by a preponderance of evidence”
- holding that plaintiffs must show “each disputed requirement has been proven by a preponderance of evidence”
- explaining that Comcast “simply” requires that a damages calculation reflect the associated theory of liability, and discussing the “well-established” principle that individualized damages do not automatically defeat Rule 23(b)(3) certification
- explaining that a fail-safe class is “a class defined in terms of the legal injury”
- noting that an individual claims process may be conducted at the liability and damages stage of class action litigation
- noting that it may be impossible to certify a class excluding all uninjured class members given courts’ reluctance to certify a “fail-safe class”
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