Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Apr 29, 2014
The petition of the day is:
13-916
Issue: (1) Whether the Due Process Clause precludes state courts from certifying a class action for injunctive and declaratory relief that the class representative cannot seek in an individual capacity; (2) whether the Due Process Clause precludes state courts from certifying a no-opt-out class action to provide the predicate for later individual awards of compensatory and punitive damages; and (3) whether the Due Process Clause precludes state courts from certifying class claims on the premise that individual defenses will be removed from consideration.
Posted in Relist Watch
Cases: Allstate Insurance Company v. Jacobsen
Recommended Citation:
Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Apr. 29, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/04/petition-of-the-day-598/