· 10/14/1980
Unidentified Remains of a Vessel v. Platoro Ltd.
Citations
- 449 U.S. 901
- 101 S. Ct. 272
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that it is within the court’s discretion to redefine the scope of a class
- holding the class “too imprecise and speculative to be certified.”
- noting that the court could limit or redefine the class
- seeking lost wages and punitive damages, in addition to equitable relief, for the putative class
- ‘While the class of deterred nonapplicants is too speculative to be certified as a class, it is certainly within this court’s discretion to limit or redefine the scope of the class.”
- entire available black labor force in the City of Chicago
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