Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sprague v. General Motors Corp.
118 S. Ct. 2312
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1998-06-08
- Topic
- general
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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C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of petitioners to suggest that the Court invite the Solicitor General to file a brief presenting the views of the United States denied. Certiorari denied.