Legal Opinion
In re Certainteed Corp. Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 2010No. MDL No. 1817PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*470OPINION
POLLAK, District Judge.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.......... ......................................471
II. THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT........................................474
A. Eligibility and Claims Process..........................................474
B. Incentive Payments....................................................476
III. MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE CLASS...........................476
A. The Proposed Class....................................................477
B. Rule 23(a) Requirements...............................................477
C. Rule 23(b)(3) Requirements…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Hall v. Best Buy Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
- Medical Mutual of Ohio v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
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