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· 5/15/1900

St. Charles Car Co. v. House

Citations

  • 102 F. 1005
  • 42 C.C.A. 679
  • 1900 U.S. App. LEXIS 4657

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • disapproving $ 2,500 service awards because they were \125 times greater than the $ 20 maximum that any similar Class member could recover\
  • enjoining state action after settlement class had been certified, settlement agreement had been submitted to the court for preliminary approval, and court found that “[t]he deficiencies in the Notice and Settlement Agreement are relatively few, and are likely to be remedied”
  • “Publication of notice in a national newspaper of wide circulation, plus an online publication, constitutes sufficient notice by publication.”
  • “The commonality requirement does not necessitate every class member’s factual or legal situation to be a carbon copy of those of the named plaintiffs, so the low commonality hurdle is easily surmounted.” (internal quotation omitted)

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Judges: Maxey, Pardee, Shelby

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