Litigation
May 29, 2015
Moot the named plaintiff, moot the class action?
The U.S. high court recently granted certiorari in a case asking whether a defendant can moot a class action by making a settlement offer of "complete relief" to the named plaintiff before the class is certified. By Scott M. Pearson
On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, an important case concerning class actions in federal court. Gomez raises the question of whether a defendant can moot a class action, and require its
dismissal, by making a Rule 68 offer of "complete relief" to the named plaintiff before
a class has been certified. Or, as framed by the plaint...
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