On March 27th, the Supreme Court issued a notable opinion addressing not only the interplay between class certification and merits issues, but also the relationship between Rule 23(b)(3) pre…
Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles: Plaintiffs Cannot Manipulate Amount in Controversy to Avoid CAFA Jurisdiction
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was designed to ensure a federal forum for class-action cases “of national importance.” CAFA extends the federal courts’ diversity jurisdiction…
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: A Question of Balance
It isn’t complicated. A majority of the Supreme Court holds that, where an expert’s model will not prove damages on a classwide basis, “[q]uestions of individual damage calculations will in…