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· 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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