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C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Tuesday, January 3, 2017, Vol. 19, No. 2
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* Major Court Rulings in Class Action Lawsuits - 2016
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* Major Court Rulings in Class Action Lawsuits - 2016
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The Class Action Reporter is pleased to provide our subscribers
the following list of court decisions in class action lawsuits
that we have identified as major rulings during 2016.
This list is the product of and copyrighted by Beard Group, Inc.,
and no reproduction or further use of this list is permitted
without the prior written consent of Beard Group, Inc., P.O. Box
40915, Washington, D.C. 20016
Apple, Inc., Petitioner, v. United States, et al., Respondents,
No. 15-565 (2d Cir.).
The question presented before the U.S. Supreme Court was
whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
correctly held that Apple Inc. had violated Section 1 of
the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1, by orchestrating and
participating in a per se unlawful horizontal price
fixing conspiracy.
The class action was filed by the U.S. Department of
Justice Department against Apple and five publishers for
violations of antitrust laws in 2010. Thirty-three
States and territories also filed a civil action
alleging the same violations and parallel state laws,
and the two cases were consolidated. The publishers all
settled and signed consent decrees prohibiting them from
restricting e-book retailers' ability to set prices. In
settlements of lawsuits brought by individual states,
Apple has agreed to pay $400 million to be distributed
to consumers and $50 million for attorney fees and
payments to states.
The Supreme Court rejected Apple's petition for writ of
certiorari from the Second Circuit's ruling that the
company conspired with publishers to raise electronic
book prices when it sought to challenge Amazon.com's
dominance of the market. In rejecting Apple's petition,
the Supreme Court held, among other things, that the
Sherman Act condemns horizontal price-fixing
conspiracies as per se unlawful, and "[e]very person"
who participates in such an unlawful conspiracy is
liable for violation. The Supreme Court further held
that the Second Circuit's reaffirmation of that settled
rule poses no threat to innovation or legitimate
competition.
Attorneys for Apple Inc.:
Seth P. Waxman, Esq.
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
Counsel of Record
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 663-6000
Email: seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Attorneys for Texas, et al.:
Scott A. Keller, Esq.
Solicitor General of the State of Texas
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Tel: (512) 936-1700
Email: scott.keller@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Attorneys for the U.S. Government:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Esq.
Solicitor General
Counsel of Record
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Tel: (202) 514-2217
Email: SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Attorneys for The Authors Guild, Inc., et al.:
Dale M. Cendali, Esq.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 446-4846
Email: dale.cendali@kirkland.com
Attorneys for Law Professors:
William A. Isaacson, Esq.
BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N. W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20015-2015
Tel: (202) 237-2727
Email: wisaacson@bsfllp
Attorneys for Act i The App Association:
Eamon Paul Joyce, Esq.
SIDLEY AUSTIN, LLP
787 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 839-5300
Email: ejoyce@sidley.com
Attorneys for BSA I The Software Alliance:
Mark W. Mosier, Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One City Center
850 Tenth
Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 662-5435
Email: mmosier@cov.com
Attorneys for International Center for Law & Economics,
and Scholars of Law and Economics:
Joseph R. Palmore
MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 887-1500
Email: JPalmore@mofo.com
Attorneys for Washington Legal Foundation:
Richard A. Samp, Esq.
WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 588-0302
Email: rsamp@wlf.org
Attorneys for Economists:
Daniel M. Wall, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 391-0600
Email: dan.wall@lw.com
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, No. 14-857 (U.S.)
The U.S. Supreme Court was posed with two questions:
(1) Whether an unaccepted offer to satisfy the named
plaintiff's individual claim is sufficient to render a
case moot when the complaint seeks relief on behalf of
the plaintiff and a class of persons similarly situated;
and (2) Whether the sovereign's immunity from suit
shield the petitioner, a private enterprise, as well.
Jose Gomez filed a nationwide class action alleging that
Campbell-Ewald Company violated the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA), when it sent him a U.S. Navy
recruitment text message even when he did not consent to
receive such text messages and, at age 40, was not in
the Navy's targeted age group.
Campbell sought to dismiss the action, arguing that its
offer to Gomez mooted Gomez's individual claim and that
Gomez's failure to move for class certification before
his individual claim became moot caused the putative
class claims to become moot as well. After limited
discovery, the District Court granted Campbell's motion
for summary judgment holding that Campbell, as a
contractor acting on the Navy's behalf, acquired the
Navy's sovereign immunity from suit under the TCPA. The
Ninth Circuit reversed, agreeing that Gomez's case
remained live but concluded that Campbell was not
entitled to "derivative sovereign immunity."
The Supreme Court held that an unaccepted settlement
offer or offer of judgment does not moot a plaintiff's
case. Gomez's complaint was not effaced by Campbell's
unaccepted offer to satisfy his individual claim. The
Supreme Court further held that under basic principles
of contract law, Campbell's settlement bid and Rule 68
offer of judgment, once rejected, had no continuing
efficacy. With no settlement offer operative, the
parties remained adverse; both retained the same stake
in the litigation they had at the outset.
The Supreme Court also held that Campbell's status as a
federal contractor does not entitle it to immunity from
suit for its violation of the TCPA.
GINSBURG, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in
which KENNEDY, BREYER, SOTOMAYOR, and KAGAN, JJ.,
joined. THOMAS, J., filed an opinion concurring in the
judgment. ROBERTS, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in
which SCALIA and ALITO, JJ., joined. ALITO, J., filed a
dissenting opinion.
Attorneys for Petitioner Campbell-Ewald Company:
Gregory G. Garre, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP
555 11th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-2207
E-mail: gregory.garre@lw.com
Attorneys for Respondent Jose Gomez:
Jonathan F. Mitchell, Esq.
434 Galvez Mall
Room 301 HHMB
Stanford, CA 94305
Tel: (650) 723-1397
E-mail: jfmitche@stanford.edu
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Michael J. McMorrow, Esq.
MCMORROW LAW PC
One N. LaSalle Street, 44th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel: (312) 265-0708
E-mail: mike@mjmcmorrow.com
Attorneys for National Defense Industrial Association:
Raymond B. Biagini, Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
One City Center
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956
Tel: (202) 662-6000
E-mail: rbiagini@cov.com
Attorneys for Chamber of Commerce of the United States
of America and Business Roundtable:
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Esq.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 955-8500
E-mail: tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
Attorneys for KBR, Inc.:
Paul D. Clement, Esq.
BANCROFT PLLC
500 New Jersey Ave., NW, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 234-0090
E-mail: pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Attorneys for Lawyers for Civil Justice:
Alexander R. Dahl, Esq.
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
1350 I Street, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202)-747-0508
E-mail: Adahl@bhfs.com
Attorneys for DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar & PSC -
The Voice of the Government Services Industry:
Lawrence S. Ebner, Esq.
DENTONS US LLP
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 496-7500
E-mail: lawrence.ebner@dentons.com
Attorneys for American Federation of Labor and Congress
of Industrial Organizations:
Matthew J. Ginsburg, Esq.
815 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202)-637-5397
Attorneys for The National Black Chamber of Commerce:
Andrew M. Grossman, Esq.
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
Washington Sq., Suite 1100
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202)-861-1697
E-mail: agrossman@bakerlaw.com
Attorneys for National Employment Lawyers Association,
et al.:
Adam W. Hansen, Esq.
4600 IDS Center
80 South 8th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 256-3207
E-mail: ahansen@nka.com
Attorneys for NECA-IBEW Welfare Trust Fund:
Eric A. Isaacson, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 231-1058
E-mail: erici@rgrdlaw.com
Attorneys for Public Justice, P.C. and AARP Foundation
Litigation:
Jason L. Lichtman, Esq.
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212)-355-9500
E-mail: jlichtman@lchb.com
Attorneys for Consumer Data Industry Association:
Robert A. Long Jr.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
OneCity Center
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: (202) 662-6000
E-mail: rlong@cov.com
Attorneys for Trans Union LLC:
James C. Martin, Esq.
REED SMITH LLP
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Tel: (412) 288-3131
E-mail: jcmartin@reedsmith.com
Attorneys for Legal Aid Society of the District of
Columbia, et al.:
David A. Reiser, Esq.
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP
1800 M Street, N.W., Suite 1800
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 778-1800
E-mail: dresier@zuckerman.com
Attorneys for Washington Legal Foundation:
Richard A. Samp, Esq.
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 588-0302
E-mail: rsamp@wlf.org
Attorneys for Constitutional Accountability Center:
Elizabeth B. Wydra, Esq.
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 296-6889
E-mail: elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Attorneys for United States:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Esq.
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Tel: (202) 514-2217
E-mail: SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
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Anthony Alan Yang, Esq.
Office of the Solicitor General
950 Pennsylvania Ave.NW, Room 5615
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Tel: (202)-514-4821
Attorneys for National Right to Work Legal Defense
Foundation, Inc.:
W. James Young
c/o National Right to Work Legal Defense Fnd.
8001 Braddock Rd., Suite 600
Springfield, VA 22160
Tel: (703) 321-8510
E-mail: wjy@nrtw.org
Direct Digital, LLC, Petitioner, vs. Vince Mullins, Respondent,
No. 15-549 (7th Cir.)
The U.S. Supreme Court was presented the following
question: May a court certify a class under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) where the plaintiff fails to
make any showing of a reliable and administratively
feasible means for ascertaining class membership?
Direct Digital appealed from the Seventh Circuit's
certification of a class of all individuals who
purchased a health supplement called Instaflex, without
requiring class plaintiff Vince Mullins to make any
showing that these individuals could actually be
ascertained in a feasible and reliable manner. Direct
Digital said that if the class claims were brought
individually, a defendant would have a due process right
to test whether the plaintiff actually purchased the
defendant's product. That fundamental right, according
to Direct Digital, cannot be compromised for the
convenience of class plaintiffs and their counsel.
The Supreme Court denied the petition.
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Daniel S. Silverman, Esq.
Ari N. Rothman, Esq.
Benjamin E. Horowitz, Esq.
VENABLE LLP
575 7th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Tel: (202) 344-4220
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E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Esq.
Robert Loeb, Esq.
Christopher J. Cariello, Esq.
Haley E. Jankowski, Esq.
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 506-5000
Email: jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Attorneys for Respondent:
Stewart Weltman, Esq.
Max A. Stein, Esq.
BOODELL & DOMANSKIS, LLC
353 N. Clark, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 938-1670
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Samuel Issacharoff, Esq.
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 998-6580
Email: si13@nyu.edu
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Joseph J. Siprut, Esq.
Gregg M. Barbakoff, Esq.
SIPRUT PC
17 N. State Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel: (312) 236-0000
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Elaine A. Ryan, Esq.
Patricia N. Syverson, Esq.
BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, PC
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Tel: (602) 274-1100
Attorneys for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.,
as amicus curiae in support of Petitioner:
Hugh F. Young, Jr., Esq.
PRODUCT LIABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INC.
1850 Centennial Park Drive, Suite 510
Reston, VA 20191
Tel: (703) 264-5300
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John H. Beisner, Esq.
Jessica Davidson Miller, Esq.
Geoffrey M. Wyatt, Esq.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 371-7000
Email: John.Beisner@skadden.com
Attorneys for The Chamber of Commerce of the United
States of America in support of Petitioner:
Kathryn Comerford Todd, Esq.
Warren Postman, Esq.
U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc.
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20062
Tel: (202) 463-5337
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Laura K. Mcnally, Esq.
Andrew R. Devooght, Esq.
Meredith J. Siller, Esq.
LOEB & LOEB LLP
321 N. Clark Street, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 464-3155
Email: lmcnally@loeb.com
Attorneys for DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar in
support of Petitioner:
Laura E. Proctor, Esq.
President
DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
55 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60603
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Michael R. Pennington, Esq.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS
1819 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
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Scott Burnett Smith, Esq.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS
200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 900
Huntsville, AL 35801
Tel: (256) 517-5100
Email: ssmith@babc.com
Attorneys for Atlantic Legal Foundation in support of
Petitioner:
Martin S. Kaufman, Esq.
ATLANTIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
2039 Palmer Avenue, #104
Larchmont, NY 10538
Tel: (914) 834-3322
Email: mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust
Litigation, Case No. 12-4671 (2d Cir.)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, citing
inadequate representation, vacated a $7.2 billion
settlement agreement in a massive antitrust class action
against Visa and MasterCard over credit-card swipe fees.
The antitrust class action was brought on behalf of
approximately 12 million merchants against Visa and
MasterCard, which are the two largest credit card
issuing networks in the United States, as well as
against various issuing and acquiring banks, alleging a
conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
After nearly ten years of litigation, the parties agreed
to a settlement that released all claims in exchange for
disparate relief to each of two classes: up to $7.25
billion would go to an opt-out class, and a non-opt-out
class would get injunctive relief. The district court
certified these two settlement -- only classes, and
approved the settlement as fair and reasonable.
On this appeal, numerous objectors and opt-out
plaintiffs argue that this class action was improperly
certified and that the settlement was unreasonable and
inadequate.
"In sum, regardless what Visa or MasterCard do with
their network rules after July 20, 2021, no merchant
will ever be permitted to bring claims arising out of
the network rules that are unaffected by this settlement
agreement, including most importantly, the
honor-all-cards rule or existence of default interchange
fees," Judge Dennis Jacobs said, writing for a three
judge panel of the Second Circuit.
The Second Circuit found this release overbroad and
absolutely not in the merchants' best interests,
especially given that the second class of merchants
cannot opt-out.
The Second Circuit concluded that the class plaintiffs
were inadequately represented in violation of Rule
23(a)(4) and the Due Process Clause.
Attorneys for Objectors-Appellants and
Plaintiffs-Appellants (Merchant Appellants):
Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq.
Eric F. Citron, Esq.
GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL P.C.
7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 850
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: (202) 362-0636
Fax: (866) 574-2033
Email: tgoldstein@goldsteinrussell.com
ecitron@goldsteinrussell.com
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Stephen R. Neuwirth, Esq.
Sanford I. Weisburst, Esq.
Steig D. Olson, Esq.
Cleland B. Welton II, Esq.
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: (212) 849-7000
Fax: (212) 849-7100
Email: stephenneuwirth@quinnemanuel.com
sandyweisburst@quinnemanuel.com
steigolson@quinnemanuel.com
clelandwelton@quinnemanuel.com
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Jeffrey I. Shinder, Esq.
Gary J. Malone, Esq.
A. Owen Glist, Esq.
CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP
335 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212.350.2700
Fax: 212.350.2701
Email: jshinder@constantinecannon.com
gmalone@constantinecannon.com
oglist@constantinecannon.com
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Michael J. Canter, Esq.
Robert N. Webner, Esq.
Kenneth J. Rubin, Esq.
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP
52 East Gay Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: 614.464.6400
Email: rnwebner@vorys.com
kjrubin@vorys.com
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Gregory A. Clarick, Esq.
CLARICK GUERON REISBAUM LLP
220 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
T: (212) 633.4313
F: (646) 478.9484
Email: gclarick@cgr-law.com
Attorneys for Objectors-Appellants Discover Bank,
et al.:
Jennifer M. Selendy, Esq.
William H. Pratt, Esq.
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
New York, NY
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-446-4862
Fax: 212-446-4900
Email: william.pratt@kirkland.com
Attorneys for Objectors-Appellants American Express
Company, et al.:
Philip C. Korologos, Esq.
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212 446 2390
Fax: 212 446 2350
Email: pkorologos@bsfllp.com
Attorneys for Objectors-Appellants First Data
Corporation, et al.
Jason A. Yurasek, Esq.
Anahit Samarjian, Esq.
PERKINS COIE LLP
505 Howard Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-344-7052
Fax: 415-344-7252
Email: ASamarjian@perkinscoie.com
Attorneys for Objector-Appellants (Merchant Trade
Groups):
Andrew G. Celli, Jr., Esq.
Debra L. Greenberger, Esq.
EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF & ABADY LLP
600 Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller Center, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 763-5000
Email: acelli@ecbalaw.com
dgreenberger@ecbalaw.com
Attorneys for Appellant Retailers and Merchants
Objectors:
Jerrold S. Parker, Esq.
Jay L.T. Breakstone, Esq.
PARKER WAICHMAN, LLP
59 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10038
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Thomas P. Thrash, Esq.
Marcus N. Bozeman, Esq.
THRASH LAW FIRM, P.A.
3 Lakeway Centre Court, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78734
Tel: 512.263.5400
Fax: 512.263.5402
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Phillip Duncan, Esq.
Richard Quintus, Esq.
DUNCAN FIRM, P.A.
Little Rock, AR
Attorney for Objectors-Appellants U.S. PIRG and
Consumer Reports:
Elizabeth Wolstein, Esq.
SCHLAM STONE & DOLAN LLP
26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 212-344-5400
Fax: 212-344-7677
Email: EWolstein@schlamstone.com
Attorneys for Appellants Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Entities and Wellpoint Entities:
Anthony F. Shelley, Esq.
Adam P. Feinberg, Esq.
Laura G. Ferguson, Esq.
Michael N. Khalil, Esq.
Katherine E. Pappas, Esq.
MILLER & CHEVALIER CHARTERED
900 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-626-5800
Fax: 202-626-5801
Email: ashelley@milchev.com
afeinberg@milchev.com
lferguson@milchev.com
mikhalil@milchev.com
kpappas@milchev.com
Attorney for Appellant The Iron Barley Restaurant LLC:
Steve A. Miller, Esq.
Denver, CO
Attorney for Appellants Unlimited Vacations and
Cruises, Inc., et al.:
John J. Pentz, Esq.
Sudbury, MA
Attorney for Appellant Optical Etc. LLC:
N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Esq.
Gainesville, FL
Attorney for Objectors-Appellants 1001 Property
Solutions, LLC, et al.:
Christopher A. Bandas, Esq.
Corpus Christi, TX
Attorneys for Plaintiffs-Appellees:
Paul D. Clement, Esq.
Jeffrey M. Harris, Esq.
Candice C. Wong, Esq.
BANCROFT PLLC
Washington, DC
Email: pclement@bancroftpllc.com
jharris@bancroftpllc.com
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K. Craig Wildfang, Esq.
Thomas J. Undlin, Esq.
Ryan W. Marth, Esq.
Bernard Persky, Esq.
ROBINS KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI L.L.P.
Minneapolis, MN
Email: KCWildfang@RobinsKaplan.com
TUndlin@RobinsKaplan.com
BPersky@RobinsKaplan.com
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H. Laddie Montague, Esq.
Merrill G. Davidoff, Esq.
Michael J. Kane, Esq.
BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
Email: hlmontague@bm.net
mdavidoff@bm.net
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Bonny E. Sweeney, Esq.
Joseph D. Daley, Esq.
Alexandra S. Bernay, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
San Diego, CA
Email: joed@rgrdlaw.com
xanb@rgrdlaw.com
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Joseph Goldberg, Esq.
FREEDMAN BOYD GOLDBERG URIAS & WARD, P.A.
20 First Plaza, Suite 700
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tel: 505.842.9960
Fax: 505.842.0761
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellees:
Carter G. Philips, Esq.
David F. Graham, Esq.
Robert N. Hochman, Esq.
Benjamin R. Nagin, Esq.
Eamon P. Joyce, Esq.
Mark D. Taticchi, Esq.
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Washington, DC
Email: cphillips@sidley.com
dgraham@sidley.com
rhochman@sidley.com
bnagin@sidley.com
ejoyce@sidley.com
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Robert C. Mason, Esq.
ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
New York, NY
Tel: (212) 715-1088
Email: robert.mason@aporter.com
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Robert J. Vizas, Esq.
ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
San Francisco, CA
Tel: 415.471.3311
Email: bob.vizas@aporter.com
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Mark R. Merley, Esq.
Matthew A. Eisenstein, Esq.
ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
Washington, DC
Tel: (202) 942-5321
Email: mark.merley@aporter.com
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Richard J. Holwell, Esq.
Michael S. Shuster, Esq.
Demian Ordway, Esq.
HOLWELL SHUSTER & GOLDBERG LLP
750 Seventh Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 646.837.5151
Email: rholwell@hsgllp.com
mshuster@hsgllp.com
dordway@hsgllp.com
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Matthew Freimuth, Esq.
Wesley R. Powell, Esq.
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
New York, NY
Email: mfreimuth@willkie.com
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Kenneth A. Gallo, Esq.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
Washington, DC
Email: kgallo@paulweiss.com
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Mark P. Ladner, Esq.
Michael B. Miller, Esq.
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-9601
Tel: (212) 468-8000
Fax: (212) 468-7900
Email: mladner@mofo.com
mbmiller@mofo.com
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Andrew J. Frackman, Esq.
Abby F. Rudzin, Esq.
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
Times Square Tower
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Email: afrackman@omm.com
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James P. Tallon, Esq.
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
New York, NY
Email: jtallon@shearman.com
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Richard L. Creighton, Esq.
Drew M. Hicks, Esq.
KEATING MUETHING & KLEKAMP PLL
Cincinnati, OH
Email: rcreighton@kmklaw.com
dhicks@kmklaw.com
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John P. Passarelli, Esq.
James M. Sulentic, Esq.
KUTAK ROCK LLP
1650 Farnam Street
The Omaha Building
Omaha, NE 68102-2186
Email: John.Passarelli@KutakRock.com
James.Sulentic@KutakRock.com
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Peter E. Greene, Esq.
Boris Bershteyn, Esq.
Peter S. Julian, Esq.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
New York, NY
Email: peter.greene@skadden.com
boris.bershteyn@skadden.com
peter.julian@skadden.com
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Jonathan S. Massey, Esq.
Leonard A. Gail, Esq.
MASSEY & GAIL
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202.652.4511
Fax: 312.379.0467
Email: Jmassey@masseygail.com
lgail@masseygail.com
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Ali M. Stoeppelweth, Esq.
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
Washington, DC
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John M. Majoras, Esq.
Joseph W. Clark, Esq.
JONES DAY
Washington, DC
Email: jmmajoras@jonesday.com
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Teresa T. Bonder, Esq.
Valarie C. Williams, Esq.
Kara F. Kennedy, Esq.
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
Atlanta, GA
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Jonathan B. Orleans, Esq.
Adam S. Mocciolo, Esq.
PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC
Bridgeport, CT
Email: jborleans@pullcom.com
amocciolo@pullcom.com
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Robert P. LoBue, Esq.
William F. Cavanaugh, Esq.
PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP
New York, NY
Email: rplobue@pbwt.com
wfcavanaugh@pbwt.com
Layne Energy Inc., Layne Energy Resources, Inc., and Layne Energy
Operating, LLC, Petitioner, v. Richard Catron, on behalf of
himself and all others similarly situated, Respondent, No. 15-690
(U.S.).
The U.S. Supreme Court was presented with the question:
Whether a district court may dismiss a removed action
rather than remanding it to state court under 28 U.S.C.
Section 1447(c) after a dispositive finding by the
district court that there is no federal jurisdiction
and, for the same reason, there can be no state court
jurisdiction.
In 2013, Richard Catron filed a class action petition in
Kansas state court against Colt Energy, Inc., for an
alleged antitrust violation of the Kansas Restraint of
Trade Act. Before serving that petition, the plaintiff
filed an amended class action petition. The amended
petition added Layne Energy and its affiliates and
PostRock MidContinent Production, LLC, as defendants,
and added a commonlaw trespass claim. The Plaintiff
alleged the Defendants entered into an anticompetitive
agreement to allocate the mineral leasing market, and
sought to represent a class of "lessors and royalty
owners who leased minerals to [Defendants] from January
1, 2004 to the present." The Defendants filed a motion
to dismiss the complaint but the district court relied
on Tenth Circuit precedent to remand, rather than
dismiss. The Defendants sought review from the Tenth
Circuit but a Tenth Circuit panel denied their petition.
The Defendants then sought rehearing en banc, but the
Tenth Circuit panel, construing the petition as one for
panel rehearing only, denied that petition as well.
Layne Energy argued that the appeals court's ruling
conflicts with rulings from the First, Fifth and Ninth
circuits, which have recognized the authority of
district court to dismiss suits that would be futile to
remand to state court. The Tenth Circuit's decision
sides with decisions in the Third, Fourth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eleventh circuits, setting up a classic
circuit split that the Supreme Court should settle, the
petitioners said.
The Supreme Court denied the petition.
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Matthew J. Salzman, Esq.
Christina D. Arnone, Esq.
David E. Bengston, Esq.
STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP
1201 Walnut, Suite 2900
Kansas City, MO 64106
Tel: (816) 691-2495
Email: matt.salzman@stinson.com
Attorneys for Respondents:
Rex A. Sharp, Esq.
GUNDERSON SHARP LLP
5301 W. 75th Street
Prairie Village, KS 66208
Tel: (913) 901-0505
Email: rsharp@midwest-law.com
Muehlgay, et al., vs. Citigroup, Inc., et al., Case No. 16-251
(U.S.).
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of
certiorari in a proposed class of Citigroup Inc. pension
plan participants who claim the bank failed to pull its
own stock from 401(k) plans before the 2008 financial
crisis.
The Supreme Court's decision not to hear the appeal
leaves intact a lower court ruling that the suit brought
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was
barred by the law's three-year statute of limitations.
The participants were appealing a ruling by the 2nd U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in May, which supported
previous decisions by a U.S. District Court in New York
to dismiss the complaints.
In May 2015 and again in July 2015, District Court Judge
John G. Koeltl dismissed complaints by participants in a
class-action suit, who alleged plan executives and
corporate executives violated their fiduciary duties.
Citigroup employees brought consolidated class action
was brought against the defendants, asserting that the
latter violated their fiduciary duties under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
("ERISA"). Their claims were based on the defendants'
purported mismanagement of the employee stock ownership
plans ("ESOPs") when the defendants continued to allow
the plaintiffs to invest in Citigroup common stock at a
time when Citigroup stock was falling drastically.
In an opinion and order dated May 13, 2015, Judge Koeltl
dismissed the plaintiffs' complaint in its entirety,
holding that the plaintiffs' claims were time-barred
under ERISA's statute of limitations and that the
plaintiffs' fiduciary claims were without merit.
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Samuel K. Rosen, Esq.
488 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 935-7400
Attorneys for Respondents:
Lewis R. Clayton, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Tel: (212) 373-3215
Email: lclayton@paulweiss.com
Spokeo, Inc., Petitioner v. Thomas Robins, Respondent No. 13-1339
(U.S.)
The U.S. Supreme Court was presented with the question
whether Thomas Robbins has standing to maintain an action
in federal court against Spokeo, Inc., under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act of 1970.
Spokeo, an alleged consumer reporting agency, operates a
"people search engine," which searches a wide spectrum of
databases to gather and provide personal information
about individuals to a variety of users, including
employers wanting to evaluate prospective employees.
When Thomas Robins discovered that his Spokeo-generated
profile contained inaccurate information, he filed a
class-action complaint against Spokeo, alleging that the
company willfully failed to comply with FCRA's
requirements.
The District Court dismissed Robins' complaint for lack
of standing, but a panel of the Ninth Circuit reversed,
holding, first, that Robins had alleged that "Spokeo
violated his statutory rights, not just the statutory
rights of other people," and, second, that "Robins's
personal interests in the handling of his credit
information are individualized rather than collective."
Based on these two observations, the Ninth Circuit held
that Robins had adequately alleged injury in fact, a
requirement for standing under Article III of the
Constitution.
The Supreme Court held that this analysis was incomplete,
saying that, as explained in Friends of the Earth, Inc.
v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc., 528 U. S.
167, 180- 181 (2000), the injury-in-fact requirement
requires a plaintiff to allege an injury that is both
"concrete and particularized." The Ninth Circuit's
analysis, according to the Supreme Court, focused on the
second characteristic (particularity), but it overlooked
the first (concreteness).
Accordingly, the Supreme Court, 6-2, vacated the Ninth
Circuit's decision and remanded the case for the Ninth
Circuit to consider both aspects of the injury-in-fact
requirement.
ALITO, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which
ROBERTS, C. J., and KENNEDY, THOMAS, BREYER, and KAGAN,
JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a concurring opinion.
GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which
SOTOMAYOR, J., joined.
Justice Ginsburg's dissent said Robins had shown he was
harmed because Spokeo's inaccuracies created the false
impression he was overqualified for work he was seeking
or that he might be unwilling to relocate for a job due
to family.
"Robins would not qualify, the Court observes, if he
alleged a 'bare' procedural violation . . . one that
results in no harm, for example, "an incorrect zip code,"
Ginsburg wrote. "Far from an incorrect zip code, Robins
complains of misinformation about his education, family
situation, and economic status, inaccurate
representations that could affect his fortune in the job
market.
Attorneys for Petitioner:
John Nadolenco, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
350 South Grand Ave., 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 229-5173
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Andrew J. Pincus, Esq.
Archis A. Parasharami, Esq.
Stephen Lilley, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
1999 K Street
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 263-3000
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Donald M. Falk, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel: (650) 331-2000
Counsel to Respondent:
Jay Edelson, Esq.
Rafey S. Balabanian, Esq.
Ryan D. Andrews, Esq.
Roger Perlstadt, Esq.
EDELSON PC
350 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 589-6370
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Michael H. Park, Esq.
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC
3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Tel: (212) 247-8006
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William S. Consovoy, Esq.
J. Michael Connolly, Esq.
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC
3033 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 243-9423
E-mail: will@consovoymccarthy.com
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Patrick Strawbridge, Esq.
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC
Ten Post Office Square,
8th Floor South PMB #706
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: (617) 227-0548
Counsel for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation:
DEBORAH J. LA FETRA, Esq.
Pacific Legal Foundation
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 419-7111
Fax: (916) 419-7747
E-mail: dlafetra@pacificlegal.org
Counsel for Amicus Curiae ACA International:
Brian Melendez, Esq.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC
4000 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 486-1589
E-mail: bmelendez@dykema.com
Counsel to Amicus Curiae Trans Union LLC:
Stephen J. Newman, Esq.
Julia B. Strickland, Esq.
Joseph E. Strauss, Esq.
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 556-5800
E-mail: lacalendar@stroock.com
Counsel to Chamber of Commerce of the United States of
America and the International Association of Defense
Counsel as Amici Curiae:
Kate Comerford Todd, Esq.
Tyler R. Green, Esq.
NATIONAL CHAMBER LITIGATION CENTER, INC.
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20062
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Mary-Christine Sungaila, Esq.
SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Roy T. Englert, Jr., Esq.
Ariel N. Lavinbuk, Esq.
Eric A. White, Esq.
ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT, ORSECK,
UNTEREINER & SAUBER LLP
1801 K Street, NW, Suite 411L
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202) 775-4500
E-mail: renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Counsel to Amici Curaie eBay Inc., Facebook, Inc.,
Google, Inc., and Yahoo! Inc., in support of Spokeo:
Felicia H. Ellsworth, Esq.
Eric F. Fletcher, Esq.
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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Patrick J. Carome, Esq.
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 663-6000
E-mail: patrick.carome@wilmerhale.com
Counsel for Amicus Curiae Experian Information Solutions,
Inc., in support of petitioner:
Daniel J. McLoon, Esq.
JONES DAY
555 South Flower Street, 50th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 489-3939
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Meir Feder, Esq.
Rajeev Muttreja, Esq.
JONES DAY
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 326-3939
E-mail: mfeder@jonesday.com
Counsel for Amicus Curiae, Consumer Data Industry
Association, in support of Spokeo:
Anne P. Fortney, Esq.
Allen H. Denson, Esq.
HUDSON COOK, LLP
1020 19th Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 223-6930
E-mail: afortney@hudco.com
Counsel for Amici Curiae, The National Association of
Professional Background Screeners; The National Consumer
Reporting Association; and Precheck, in support of
Spokeo:
Andy N. Ferguson, Esq.
4000 Castlerock Rd
Norman, OK 73072
Tel: (405) 698-0263
E-mail: Andy.Ferguson@ANF-Legal.com
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Christopher A. Mohr, Esq.
MEYER, KLIPPER & MOHR, PLLC
923 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 637-0850
E-mail: chrismohr@mkmdc.com
Counsel for Amici Curiae, New England Legal Foundation
and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, in support of
Spokeo:
BENJAMIN G. ROBBINS, Esq.
MARTIN J. NEWHOUSE, Esq.
NEW ENGLAND LEGAL FOUNDATION
150 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111-2504
Tel: (617) 695-3660
E-mail: benrobbins@nelfonline.org
Counsel for Amicus Curiae, DRI - The Voice of the Defense
Bar:
Mary Massaron Ross, Esq.
Hilary A. Ballentine, Esq.
PLUNKETT COONEY
38505 Woodward Ave., Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Tel: (313) 983-4801
E-mail: mmassaron@plunkettcooney.com
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J. MICHAEL WESTON, Esq.
President of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
LEDERER WESTON CRAIG, PLC
118 Third Ave. SE, Suite 700
P.O. Box 1927
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Tel: (319) 365-1184
E-mail: mweston@lwclawyers.com
Counsel for Amicus Curiae, United States:
Meredith Fuchs, Esq.
General Counsel
To-Quyen Truong, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel
John R. Coleman, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Nandan M. Joshi, Esq.
Kristin Bateman, Esq.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Washington, D.C. 20552
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Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Esq.
Solicitor General
Counsel Of Record
Malcolm L. Stewart, Esq.
Deputy Solicitor General
Anthony A. Yang, Esq.
Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
Tel: (202) 514-2217
E-mail: SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov
Tyson Foods, Inc., Petitioner v. Peg Bouaphakeo, et al.,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, No.
14-1146 (U.S.).
The Supreme Court of the United States upheld a decision
by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that
affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa in favor of workers at
Tyson Foods, Inc.'s meat-processing plant in Iowa.
Following a jury trial, a class of employees recovered
$2.9 million in compensatory damages from their employer
for a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(FLSA), 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et
seq. The employees' primary grievance was that they did
not receive statutorily mandated overtime pay for time
spent donning and doffing protective equipment.
Tyson seeks to reverse the judgment, arguing that the
class should not have been certified because the primary
method of proving injury assumed each employee spent the
same time donning and doffing protective gear, even
though differences in the composition of that gear may
have meant that, in fact, employees took different
amounts of time to don and doff. Second, the
employer argues certification was improper because the
damages awarded to the class may be distributed to some
persons who did not work any uncompensated overtime.
The Eighth Circuit concluded there was no error in the
District Court's decision to certify and maintain the
class.
The Supreme Court voted 6-2 for the workers. Justice
Anthony Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Ruth Joan Bader
Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena
Kagan joined. C.J. Roberts filed a concurring opinion,
in which Justice Samuel Alito, joined as to Part II.
Justice Clarence Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in
which Justice Alito joined.
According to Justice Thomas, the majority reaches a
contrary result by erring in three significant ways:
"First, the majority alters the predominance inquiry so
that important individual issues are less likely to
defeat class certification. Next, the majority creates a
special, relaxed rule authorizing plaintiffs to
use otherwise inadequate representative evidence in
FLSA-based cases by misreading Anderson v. Mt. Clemens
Pottery Co., 328 U.S. 680 (1946). Finally, the majority
points to Tyson's litigation strategy and purported
differences from prior Rule 23 precedents. None of these
justifications withstands scrutiny."
Attorneys for Petitioner Tyson Foods, Inc.:
Carter G. Phillips, Esq.
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 736-8270
E-mail: cphillips@sidley.com
Attorneys for Respondents Peg Bouaphakeo, et al.,
Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly
Situated:
Scott Michelman, Esq.
PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP
1600 20th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202) 588-1000
E-mail: smichelman@citizen.org
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David C. Frederick, Esq.
KELLOGG, HUBER, HANSEN, TODD, EVANS & FIGEL, P.L.L.C.
1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 326-7900
E-mail: dfrederick@khhte.com
Attorneys for Association of American Railroads:
J. Scott Ballenger, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 11th Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-2145
E-mail: scott.ballenger@lw.com
Attorneys for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.:
John H. Beisner, Esq.
SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
1440 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 371-7000
E-mail: John.Beisner@skadden.com
Counsel to Dow Chemical Company:
Timothy S. Bishop, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312) 782-0600
E-mail: tbishop@mayerbrown.com
Counsel to Pacific Legal Foundation:
Anastasia P. Boden, Esq.
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
930 G Street
Tel: (916) 419-7111
Sacramento, CA 95814
E-mail: apb@pacificlegal.org
Counsel to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Esq.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
Tel: (213) 229-7000
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
E-mail: tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
Counsel to Urethanes Plaintiffs:
Paul D. Clement, Esq.
BANCROFT PLLC
500 New Jersey Ave., NW, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 234-0090
E-mail: pclement@bancroftpllc.com
Counsel to Complex Litigation Law Professors:
Robert A. Clifford, Esq.
CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES
120 N. LaSalle Street, 31st Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel: (312) 899-9090
E-mail: rac@cliffordlaw.com
Counsel to Civil Procedure Scholars in support of neither
party:
Allan H. Erbsen, Esq.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL
229 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: 612-626-6632
E-mail: aerbsen@umn.edu
Counsel to National Association of Manufacturers, et al.:
Philip S. Goldberg, Esq.
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP
1155 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 783-8400
E-mail: pgoldberg@shb.com
Counsel to Cato Institute:
Andrew M. Grossman, Esq.
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
Washington Sq., Suite 1100
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202)-861-1697
E-mail: agrossman@bakerlaw.com
Counsel to Impact Fund, et al.:
Deepak Gupta, Esq.
GUPTA WESSLER PLLC
Tel: (202) 888-1741
1735 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009
E-mail: deepak@guptawessler.com
Counsel to DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar:
William M. Jay, Esq.
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
901 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 346-4000
E-mail: wjay@goodwinprocter.com
Counsel to Atlantic Legal Foundation and The
International Association of Defense Counsel:
Martin S. Kaufman, Esq.
ATLANTIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
2039 Palmer Avenue #104
Larchmont, NY 10538
Tel: (914) 834-3322
E-mail: mskaufman@atlanticlegal.org
Counsel to U.S. Poultry & Egg Association:
D. Christopher Lauderdale, Esq.
JACKSON LEWIS, PC
15 South Main St., Suite 700
Greenville, SC 29601
Tel: (864)-232-7000
E-mail: Lauderdc@jackonlewis.com
Counsel to AARP, et al.:
Seth R. Lesser, Esq.
KLAFTER OLSEN & LESSER LLP
Two International Drive, Suite 350
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Tel: (914) 934-9200
E-mail: seth@klafterolsen.com
Counsel to Consumer Data Industry Association:
Robert A. Long Jr., Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
OneCity Center
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: (202) 662-6000
E-mail: rlong@cov.com
Counsel to Economists and Other Social Scientists:
Ellen Meriwether, Esq.
CAFFERTY CLOBES MERIWETHER & SPRENGEL LLP
1101 Market Street, Suite 2650
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tel: (215) 864-2800
E-mail: emeriwether@caffertyclobes.com
Counsel to Trans Union LLC:
Stephen J. Newman, Esq.
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 556-5800
E-mail: lacalendar@stroock.com
Counsel to Professors Alexandra D. Lahav & Sachin S.
Pandya:
Sachin S. Pandya
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
E-mail: sachin.pandya@uconn.edu
Tel: 860 570-5169
Counsel to Chamber of Commerce of the United States,
et al.:
Ashley C. Parrish, Esq.
KING & SPALDING LLP
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 737-0500
E-mail: aparrish@kslaw.com
Counsel to Braun and Hummel:
Robert S. Peck, Esq.
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION, P.C.
777 6th Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 944-2803
E-mail: robert.peck@cclfirm.com
Counsel to United States:
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar
Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
Tel: (202) 514-2201
Counsel to American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations:
Lynn K. Rhinehart
815 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 637-5310
E-mail: jcoppess@aflcio.org
Counsel to Civil Procedure Professors:
David N. Rosen, Esq.
David Rosen & Associates PC
400 Orange St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Tel: (203) 787-3513
E-mail: drosen@davidrosenlaw.com
Counsel to Washington Legal Foundation:
Richard A. Samp, Esq.
Washington Legal Foundation
2009 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 588-0302
E-mail: rsamp@wlf.org
Counsel to Public Justice, P.C.:
Jonathan D. Selbin, Esq.
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1413
Tel: (212) 355-9500
E-mail: jselbin@lchb.com
Counsel to United Food and Commercial Workers
International Union:
Joseph M. Sellers, Esq.
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 500 - West Tower
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 408-4600
E-mail: jsellers@cohenmilstein.com
Counsel to Illinois, et al.:
Carolyn E. Shapiro
Solicitor General
100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: (312) 814-5376
E-mail: cshapiro@atg.state.il.us
Counsel to American Independent Business Alliance:
Thomas V. Urmy Jr., Esq.
SHAPIRO HABER & URMY LLP
2 Seaport Lane
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: (617) 439-3939
E-mail: turmy@shulaw.com
Counsel to Equal Employment Advisory Council:
Rae T. Vann
NT LAKIS, LLP
1501 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 629-5600
E-mail: rvann@ntlakis.com
Counsel to the United States:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Tel: (202) 514-2217
E-mail: SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Counsel to American Association for Justice:
Jeffrey R. White
Center for Constitutional Litigation PC
777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 250
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 944-2803
E-mail: jeffrey.white@cclfirm.com
Counsel to The National Chicken Council:
James W. Wimberly Jr., Esq.
WIMBERLY LAWSON STECKEL SCHNEIDER & STINE PC
3400 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 400 - Lenox Towers
Atlanta, GA 30326-1107
Tel: (404) 365-0900
E-mail: jww@wimlaw.com
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