U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 6, 2016
Supreme Court left unresolved questions in Tyson
The court recently declined to reach a question regarding standing that leaves the door open to future attacks by class action defendants. By Crystal Lopez and Harrison Brown
E. Crystal Lopez
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Columbia Univ SOL; New York NY
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Tyson Foods Inc. v. Bhouphakeo, 2016 DJDAR 2742 (March 22, 2016), that a party may use representative evidence to establish class-wide liability, provided the same evidence could be used to establish liability in an individual action. On first glance, Tyson appears to be a victory for the plaintiffs' bar, who long sought clarification regarding the so-c...
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