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Eighth Circuit· 2/13/2017

Robert McKeage v. TMBC, LLC

Citations

  • 847 F.3d 992

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that the plaintiff’s proposed class was ascertainable, despite the need to examine each individual class member’s contract for a particular choice-of-law provision
  • holding that manual review does not preclude ascertainability
  • finding claims involving interpretation of form contracts often present a “classic case” for class treatment
  • emphasizing \a distinction between the amount a losing party may be required to pay\ under fee-shifting provision in settlement \and the amount a class member should equitably be required to pay\ under common fund doctrine
  • affirming certification though it required “an intensive file-by-file review process” to determine class members
  • emphasizing “a distinction between the amount a losing party may be required to pay” under fee-shifting provision in settlement “and the amount a class member should equitably be required to pay” under common fund doctrine

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Judges: Wollman, Bright, Kelly

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