Zimmerman v. Bell

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “federal courts do not sit simply to bestow vindication in a vacuum”
• affirming district court's dismissal of claims under Rule 12(b)(1), but no indication that judgment for plaintiff compelled
• refusing to certify the class “[b]eeause the extent of knowledge of the omitted facts or reliance on misrepresented facts will vary from shareholder to shareholder”
• affirming denial of class certification and dismissal of claim based on defendant's tendered offer fully satisfying plaintiff's damages
• noting in a securities fraud case that plaintiffs “personal stake in the outcome had disappeared” and her claim had become moot after she had received an offer of judgment in full satisfaction of her claim
• “The danger of imposing ‘incompatible standards of conduct’ on the party opposing the class is . . . not normally posed by a request for money damages.”

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Cited by

76 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-10-02· cited 578×
• William ALPERN and Russell D. Miller, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. UTILICORP UNITED, INC., Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-05-17· cited 226×
• In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor
  Fourth Circuit· 1989-06-16· cited 193×
• Claire Rand, Custodian for Brett Rand v. Monsanto Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-02-20· cited 180×
• Addie T. Coleman, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 2002-07-22· cited 116×
• Lowery v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1998-09-14· cited 106×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Bolger
  Third Circuit· 1993-08-18· cited 103×
• Elizabeth Greisz v. Household Bank (Illinois), N.A., and Golden Seal Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1999-06-07· cited 94×
• Simpson v. Specialty Retail Concepts, Inc.
  M.D. North Carolina· 1988-08-15· cited 80×
• Warren v. Sessoms & Rogers, P.A.
  Fourth Circuit· 2012-01-11· cited 71×
• Adams v. Robertson
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1995-12-22· cited 55×
• Hillenbrand v. Meyer Medical Group, SC
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-10-21· cited 53×
• Yost v. Early
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1991-05-14· cited 48×
• White v. Ally Financial Inc.
  S.D. West Virginia· 2013-01-15· cited 46×
• Peoples v. Wendover Funding, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 1998-05-08· cited 45×
• Carson v. Giant Food, Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2002-02-20· cited 43×
• Froelich v. Erickson
  D. Maryland· 2000-05-17· cited 40×
• Diaz v. First American Home Buyers Protection Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 2013-10-04· cited 39×
• Boland v. Boland
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-10-31· cited 38×
• Unnamed case
  Fourth Circuit· 2006-03-09· cited 35×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ruth Panter v. Marshall Field & Co., Richard Weiss v. Marshall Field & Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 1981-07-06· cited 269×
• Owens v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
  Supreme Court· 1981-11-30· cited 242×
• Burton M. Abrams and Marguerite M. Abrams v. Interco Incorporated
  Second Circuit· 1983-09-28· cited 188×
• Zobrist v. Coal-X, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-04-11· cited 141×
• Roman v. ESB, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1976-12-28· cited 121×
• Shlensky v. Dorsey
  Third Circuit· 1978-03-06· cited 96×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,484 John F. Maher v. Zapata Corporation v. William Maldonado, Objector-Appellant
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-09-12· cited 86×
• Leo A. Lukenas and Geraldine R. Lukenas, Etc., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Bryce's Mountain Resort, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1976-06-30· cited 70×
• Treadway Companies, Inc. v. Care Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1980-08-12· cited 50×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1976-09-01· cited 47×
• Lewis v. Bloomsburg Mills, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1985-09-25· cited 32×
• Devereux v. Berger
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-01-14· cited 30×
• Berley v. Dreyfus & Co.
  S.D. New York· 1967-12-22· cited 24×
• Republic National Life Insurance v. Beasley
  S.D. New York· 1977-02-24· cited 21×
• Martin Marietta Corp. v. Bendix Corp.
  D. Maryland· 1982-09-22· cited 19×
• Schimmel v. Samuel H. Goldman & Banner Industries, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1973-01-08· cited 19×
• Crasto v. Estate of Kaskel
  S.D. New York· 1974-04-16· cited 17×
• Martin Marietta Corp. v. Bendix Corp.
  D. Maryland· 1982-09-16· cited 6×

Other cases named Zimmerman v. Bell

3 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Zimmerman v. Bell
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-09-08· cited 20×
• Zimmerman v. Bell
  D. Maryland· 1984-05-08· cited 8×
• Zimmerman v. Bell
  D. Maryland· 1984-03-14· cited 4×