Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sprague v. General Motors Corp.
524 U.S. 923
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1998-06-08
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- The court has broad discretion in certifying class actions, but must exercise that discretion within the framework of Rule 23
- “[Reliance can seldom, if ever, be reasonable or justifiable if it is inconsistent with the clear and unambiguous terms of plan documents available to or furnished to the party.”
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