Legal Opinion
Teague v. Johnson & Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2014No. 13-6287, 13-6290, 13-6293, 13-6288, 13-6291, 13-6294, 13-6289, 13-6292, 13-6295PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Chief Judge.
In the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453 (“CAFA” or “Act”), Congress authorized the removal of certain class actions from state to federal court. The Act’s primary objective was to “ensur[e] Federal court consideration of interstate cases of national importance.” Standard, Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles, — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 1345, 1350, 185 L.Ed.2d 439 (2013) (internal quotation marks omitted). To this end, CAFA also provides for the removal of “mass actions” that do not qualify as traditional class actions, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 23, but which otherwise…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. KnowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Mississippi Ex Rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Geoffrey Scimone v. Carnival CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- Carla Visendi v. Bank of America, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Toof v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Woods v. Standard Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Justine Briggs v. Merck Sharp & DohmeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Reece v. AES CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
- Margalit Corber v. Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Gallagher v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2016
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