Legal Opinion
Smith v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2001No. 00-40337PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal brought pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 23(f), the defendants challenge a class certification. Concluding that the attempted class does not meet the requirements of the applicable rules, we reverse and remand.
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This case has its origins in race discrimination claims made against Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”), and its subsidiaries in Roberts v. Texaco, Inc., 979 F.Supp. 185 (S.D.N.Y. 1997). During that litigation, counsel for Roberts mentioned in briefs that employees of Star Enterprise (“Star”) were considered members of the class; he also made representations…
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