United States

Smith v. Bayer Corp.

564 U.S. 299 (2011)

JurisdictionUnited States

Year2011

Statusunclear

Key Principle

A federal court's denial of class certification does not bind nonparties under ordinary preclusion principles and does not support an Anti-Injunction Act injunction against a parallel state class action.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — class-actions

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