U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari On Whether The CAFA Covers Parens Patriae Actions

On May 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp., Docket No. 12-1036, a price-fixing case between the State of Mississippi and a number of electronics companies. The Supreme Court agreed to determine whether a state’s parens patriae action is removable as a “mass action” pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) when the state is the sole plaintiff, and the claims arise under state law. The case will be heard and decided during the term beginning in October 2013.

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