United States Second Circuit

Because the district court decided defendant's motion on the basis of a legal standard later rejected by this Court, and has not yet applied the broader approach later adopted, a decision to deny Rule 23(b)(2) class certification of the damages claims is vacated. (Republished opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2003
• Published 06/27/2003

Judges

• Before:  NEWMAN and F.I. PARKER, Circuit Judges;  and UNDERHILL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel Issacharoff, New York, NY, (Roger W. Kirby, Peter S. Linden, Daniel Hume, Kirby McInerney & Squire LLP, New York, NY;  Steve W. Berman, George W. Sampson, Hagens Berman, LLP, Seattle, WA;  Jonathan W. Cuneo, Michael G. Lenett, The Cuneo Law Group, P.C., Washington, D.C.;  James M. Beaulaurier, Seattle, WA, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants., Michael S. Schooler, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan D. Thier, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York, N.Y. (Landis C. Best, David G. Montone, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York, NY;  Ronald L. Plesser, Emilio W. Cividanes, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for defendants-appellees.