Skechers U.S.A., Inc. v. Tomlinson
Petition for certiorari denied on July 11, 2011
Issue: Whether a class action that is removed under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) and indisputably involves a potential class recovery exceeding $5 million may be remanded on the ground that the named plaintiff has purported to waive any recovery for class members above the jurisdictional threshold.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Marissa Miller, September 16, 2011)
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (8th Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of the Center for Class Action Fairness
- Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
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