Case Updates
Outcome
September 30, 2016
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U.S. Chamber urges CA9 to reject consumer class action involving flawed damages model
June 03, 2015
In its brief, the U.S. Chamber urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court order decertifying a class of consumers whose claims are based on a flawed calculation of damages.
The Chamber argued that, under the Supreme Court’s holding in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, plaintiffs must show that they can isolate the specific damages—in this case restitution—flowing from their theory of liability for all class members. Additionally, the district court properly rejected plaintiffs’ effort to avoid Comcast by seeking disgorgement of profits under an unjust enrichment theory instead of restitution damages.
Jeremy B. Rosen and Lisa M. Freeman of Horvitz & Levy LLP represented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as counsel to the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center in this case.
Case Documents
- Order re Motion to Decertify -- Brazil v. Dole (District Court).pdf
- Order Granting Defendant's MSJ and Denying MS -- Brazil v. Dole (District Court).pdf
- Opening Brief of Appellant -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellee's Answering Brief -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Reply Briefof Appellant Brazilv Dole CA9
- Appellee Supplemental Authority, 7.20.2015 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellee Supplemental Authority, 8.19.2015 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellee Supplemental Authority, 8.2.2015 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellant Supplemental Authority, 9.25.2015 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellee Supplemental Authority, 10.6.2015 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Joint Motion to Have Cases Heard in Same Merits Panel -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellee Supplemental Authority, 4.4.2016 -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Appellant Supplemental Authority -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf
- Memorandum -- Brazil v. Dole (CA9).pdf