Legal Opinion
Judith Romo v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2013No. 13-56310PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RAWLINSON; Dissent by Judge GOULD.
OPINION
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the issue of whether removal was proper under the “mass action” provision of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), Pub.L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005), when plaintiffs moved for coordination pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 404. CAFA authorizes federal removal for mass actions when “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....” 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. SchachtSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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