In an action brought under the Commodity Exchange Act involving allegations that defendant cornered a futures market, district court’s certification of a plaintiff class is affirmed where: 1) at least one member of the certified class has a plausible claim to have suffered damages and thus the requirement of standing is satisfied; 2) defendants have not shown that the class definition clearly was overbroad; and 3) it would be premature to deny a class certification because of a potential conflict of interest that is and may not become actual.
Read Kohen v. Pacific Investment Mgmt. Co. LLC, No. 08-1075
Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.Argued April 1, 2009Decided July 7, 2009
JudgesBefore POSNER, EVANS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.Opinion by POSNER, Circuit Judge.
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