Legal Opinion

George v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 17, 2008No. 07 C 1713PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SIDNEY I. SCHENKIER, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs, individually and as representatives of a putative class, have filed this action *341alleging violations of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (“ERISA”) 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. Plaintiffs now seek class certification, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a) and (b)(l)-(3) (doc. #81). For the reasons discussed below, the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is granted and a class certified under Rule 23(b)(1) and (b)(2); plaintiffs’ motion for certification pursuant to…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In re Schering Plough Corp. Erisa LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  2. Kanawi v. Bechtel Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2008
  3. Jones v. NovaStar Financial, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2009
  4. Stanford v. Foamex L.P.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Driver v. AppleIllinois, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010

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