Comcast Corp. v. Behrend
2013 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. 27 (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with class certification under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.[1] The case restricted class certifications. The votes were split upon typical ideological lines, but, in an unusual move, the dissent was jointly written by two justices.
Quick Facts Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Argued November 5, 2012 Decided March 27, 2013 ...
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend | |
---|---|
Argued November 5, 2012 Decided March 27, 2013 | |
Full case name | Comcast Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend, et al. |
Docket no. | 11-864 |
Citations | 569 U.S. 27 (more) 133 S. Ct. 1426; 185 L. Ed. 2d 515; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 2544, 81 U.S.L.W. 4217 |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | Decision against defendant, 264 F.R.D. 150 (E.D. Pa. 2010); affirmed, 655 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2011); rehearing en banc denied, unreported; certiorari granted, 567 U.S. 933 (2012). |
Holding | |
Respondents' class action was improperly certified under Rule 23(b)(3). | |
Court membership | |
| |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
Dissent | Ginsburg and Breyer, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan |
Laws applied | |
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) |
Close