Tuesday, March 19, 2013
US Supreme Court Opinion in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles
In an opinion by Justice Breyer, the Court unanimously rejected a stipulation by a proposed class representative to limit recovery for the putative class to less than $5 million, in an apparent attempt by plaintiffs to avoid removal to federal court unde the Class Action Fairness Act. See also SCOTUSblog.
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https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mass_tort_litigation/2013/03/us-supreme-court-opinion-in-standard-fire-insurance-co-v-knowles.html