Legal Opinion
Justine Briggs v. Merck Sharp & Dohme
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2015No. 15-55873, 15-55876, 15-55874, 15-55877, 15-55875PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005), authorizes the removal to federal court of “mass actions.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(ll)(A), (B). “Mass actions” are civil actions 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.” Id. § 1332(d)(ll)(B)(i). The statute excludes from the “mass action” definition actions in which “the claims are joined upon motion of a defendant,” id. § 1332(d)(ll)(B)(ii)(II), or in which “the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. IbarraSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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