class actions

Case	Docket Number	Date Argued	Date Decided	Appealed From	Outcome	Vote	Authoring Justice	Topics
Devlin, Robert v. Scardelletti, Robert, et al. (06/10/2002)	01-417	03/26/2002	06/10/2002	4th Circuit Court of Appeals (265 F.3d 195)	Affirmed	6-3	Sandra Day O'Connor	Intervention settlements class actions retirees COLA benefits
Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle, Lynn, et al. (06/23/2003)	02-634	04/22/2003	06/23/2003	South Carolina Supreme Court (Aug. 26, 2002)	Reversed	5-4	Stephen G. Breyer	Arbitration class actions
Kircher, Carl, et al. v. Putnam Funds Trust, et al. (06/15/2006)	05-409	04/24/2006	06/15/2006	7th Circuit Court of Appeals (April 5, 2005)	Reversed and Remanded	9-0	David H. Souter	Federal jurisdiction class actions remands Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit, Shadi (03/21/2006)	04-1371	01/18/2006	03/21/2006	2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 11, 2005)	Vacated (or set aside) and Remanded	8-0	John Paul Stevens	class actions Securities fraud Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (SLUSA)
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta	06-43	10/09/2007	01/15/2008	United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit		5-3	Anthony M. Kennedy	class actions Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b-5 scheme liability

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