Court Clarifies Commonality for Class Certification in Light of Wal-Mart: Fourth Circuit | Practical Law
In Brown v. Nucor Corporation, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the district court misapprehended the implications of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes and its application to the commonality requirement set out in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 23(a)(2).