Legal Opinion
Richards, Constance v. Delta Airln Inc
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 14, 2006No. 05-7004PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court dismissing a class-action complaint. The main question is whether the court abused its discretion in refusing to certify the class, because the suit was predominately or exclusively for monetary damages, contrary to the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2), and because common questions of law or fact did not predominate, as Rule 23(b)(3) requires.
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In January 1999, Louise T. Stevens, the original plaintiff in this case, lost a single piece…
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