U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 11, 2015
Time to fix class action system
The Supreme Court just agreed to review one important class action. On Thursday, it should agree to review another. By Stephen M. Shapiro and Chad M. Clamage
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took an important step toward fixing the nation's
broken system of class action litigation by agreeing to hear Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo.
Before a federal court may certify a lawsuit seeking damages as a class action, federal
rules require plaintiffs to prove "there are questions of law or fact common t...
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