No. 25A565

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. v. Narguess Noohi, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-14
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split civil-procedure class-certification expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence rule-702
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony, to show that the case is susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal district courts must apply the full rigor of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 at the class certification stage, or may conduct a more limited evidentiary analysis

Docket Entries

2025-11-14
Application (25A565) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 16, 2026.
2025-11-12
Application (25A565) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 2, 2025 to January 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
Hannah Y. S. ChanoineO'Melveny and Myers LLP, Petitioner