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· 2/8/1985

Sony Corp. v. S.W.I. Trading, Inc.

Citations

  • 104 F.R.D. 535
  • 1 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 324
  • 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22731

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  • certifying class even though each class member must show that the defendant’s RICO violation caused injury to his or her property
  • certifying class even though each class member would have to show that the defendant’s RICO violation caused injury to his or her property
  • certifying class even though each class member must show that the defendant's RICO violation caused injury to his or her property
  • certifying class as originally proposed in the plaintiffs complaint, and noting that it may seek to change the definition through an amended complaint
  • “[I]f [plaintiff’s] legal theory is correct, and if she can establish the existence of such a scheme—two questions that are common to the class—liability to individual class members could be determined by an examination of the various documents signed.
  • “[I]f [plaintiffs] legal theory is correct, and if she can establish the existence of such a scheme — two questions that are common to the class — liability to individual class members could be determined by an examination of the various documents signed.

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Judges: Edelstein

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