Legal Opinion
Washington v. Chimei Innolux Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 2011No. 11-16862PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question, inter alia, of whether parens patriae actions filed by state Attorneys General constitute class actions within the meaning of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (codified at 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453, 1711-15). We conclude that they do not, and we affirm the remand order entered by the district court.
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The Attorneys General of Washington and California filed parens patriae actions in their states’ courts alleging that Defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film…
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