Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Apr 29, 2014
Thepetition of the dayis:
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 Cases in the Pipeline
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/