Thomas v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 1001 (§ 2 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1024 (§ 104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1052 (§ 202 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1104 (§ 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) · 29 U.S.C. § 1140 (§ 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
Relies on Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Darden · National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of America
Most-quoted passages
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“Certifications under [Rule 23(b)(1) ] are common in labor relations cases because defendants often provide ‘unitary treatment to all members of [a] putative class [in this] ... area’ and thus the rights of absent 'class member[s] [are often] ... implicated by litigation brought by other class members.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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