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The Tyson Foods Ruling

The Supreme Court's recent decision in <I>Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods</I> was decidedly not the sweeping ruling many practitioners anticipated. Nevertheless, the decision provided useful guidance for class-action litigants regarding the proper use of representative evidence.

13 minute read June 01, 2016 at 11:30 AM
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Pablo Orozco
The Tyson Foods Ruling

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods, 577 U.S. ' (2016) was decidedly not the sweeping ruling many practitioners anticipated.

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