Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. 27 (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with class certification under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.[1] The case restricted class certifications. The votes were split upon typical ideological lines, but, in an unusual move, the dissent was jointly written by two justices.
Quick facts Argued November 5, 2012 Decided March 27, 2013, Full case name ...
| Comcast Corp. v. Behrend |
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| Full case name | Comcast Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend, et al. |
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| Docket no. | 11-864 |
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| Citations | 569 U.S. 27 (more) |
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| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
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| Prior | Decision against defendant, 264 F.R.D. 150 (E.D. Pa. 2010); affirmed, 655 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2011); rehearing en banc denied, unreported; certiorari granted, 567 U.S. 933 (2012). |
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| Respondents' class action was improperly certified under Rule 23(b)(3). |
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- Chief Justice
- John Roberts
- Associate Justices
- Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
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| Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito |
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| Dissent | Ginsburg and Breyer, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan |
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| Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) |
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