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Civil Procedure Fall 2014
Section 16

Class Actions

Section Contents
16.1
Introduction: Background on class actions from Friedenthal, Miller, et al (10th ed.) [READ QUICKLY]
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16.2
Certification
16.2.1
The FRCP 23(a) Requirements
16.2.1.1
FRCP 23(a), (c)
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16.2.1.2
Materials on FRCP 23(a) Certification Requirements from Friedenthal, MIller, et al. (10th ed.) [NOTE DIRECTIONS]
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16.2.1.3
Communities For Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Association
192 F.R.D. 568
1999
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16.2.1.4
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes
131 S. Ct. 2541
2011
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16.2.2
The FRCP 23(b) Requirements
16.2.2.1
FRCP 23 (b), (c)
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16.2.2.2
Cheat Sheet on FRCP Rules 23(b) and 23(c)
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16.2.2.3
Castano v. American Tobacco Co.
84 F. 3d 734
1996
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16.3
Familiar Issues in a New Context
16.3.1
Notice, Appeals, and Other Useful Information
16.3.1.1
Notice, Appeals, and Other Useful Information from Friedenthal, Miller, et al. (10th ed.)
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16.3.1.2
FRCP 23 (e), (f), (g), (h)
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16.3.1.3
Hansberry v. Lee
311 US 32
1940
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16.3.2
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
16.3.2.1
28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2)-(10)
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16.3.2.2
28 U.S.C. § 1453(b)
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16.3.2.3
Cheat Sheet on Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Venue in Class Actions
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16.3.3
Personal Jurisdiction and Horizontal Choice of Law
16.3.3.1
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
472 US 797
1985
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16.3.3.2
Developments After Shutts
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16.3.4
Erie and Vertical Choice of Law Issues
16.3.4.1
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Ins.
130 S. Ct. 1431
2010
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