Legal Opinion
Dawn Atwell v. Boston Scientific Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 2013No. 99-2705PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
In the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), Congress permitted removal from state to federal court of certain class actions, including “mass actions.” 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453(a) and (b). “[T]he term ‘mass action’ means any civil action ... in which monetary relief claims of 100 or more persons are proposed to be tried jointly on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims involve common questions of law or fact,” § 1332(d)(ll)(B)(i), but does not include an action in which “the claims have been consolidated or coordinated solely for pretrial proceedings,” §…
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