Callahan v. Alexander’s Empirical Analysis
1993
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · Curtiss-Wright Corporation v. General Electric Company · Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKey · Solomon v. Aetna Life Insurance · Corrosioneering, Inc. v. Thyssen Environmental Systems, Inc.
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“The Sixth Circuit has mandated that certification under Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) be a rare and extraordinary event. It is available only in unique situations where the moving party illustrates that, but for the certification, he would suffer some extreme hardship.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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