Legal Opinion
Wachtel v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 2006No. 04-4304, 04-4433, 04-4434PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The central question presented by this interlocutory appeal is whether the District Court properly certified the underlying consolidated matters as class actions. Appellants Health Net, Inc., Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., and Health Net of New Jersey, Inc. (collectively, “Health Net”) attack the District Court’s Certification Order based, inter alia, on the assertion that the Order failed properly to define the class claims, issues or defenses pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(1)(B). Because we agree with Health Net that the District Court erred by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chiang v. VenemanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Zev Wachtel Linda Wachtel, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, Tory Jesse and Brett Wachtel, and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. Of America Physicians Health Services, Inc. Physicians Health Services of New Jersey, Inc. Health Net, Inc. Health Net of the Northeast, Inc. Health Net of New Jersey, Inc. (District of New Jersey D.C. 01-Cv-04183) Renee McCoy Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Health Net, Inc. Health Net of the Northeast, Inc. Health Net of New Jersey, Inc. (District of New Jersey D.C. 03-Cv-01801) Health Net, Inc. Health Net of the Northeast, Inc. Health Net of New Jersey, Inc., Zev Wachtel Linda Wachtel, Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, Torrey Jesse and Brett Wachtell, and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. Of America Physicians Health Services, Inc Physicians Health Services of New Jersey, Inc. Health Net, Inc. Health Net of the Northeast, Inc. Health Net of New Jersey, Inc. Health Net Inc., Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., Health Net of New Jersey, Inc. Renee McCoy Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Health Net, Inc. Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., Health Net of New Jersey, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Joanne Neale v. Volvo Cars North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2015