Legal Opinion
Mississippi Ex Rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 2014No. 12-1036PublishedCited by 244 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
*164 Under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA or Act), defendants in civil suits may remove "mass actions" from state to federal court. CAFA defines a "mass action" as "any civil action ... 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." 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (d)(11)(B)(i). The question presented is whether a suit filed by a State as the sole plaintiff constitutes a "mass action" under CAFA where it includes a claim for restitution based on injuries suffered by the…
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