Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez

Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez

Argued October 14, 2015
Decided January 20, 2016
Full case name Campbell-Ewald Company, Petitioner v. Jose Gomez
Docket nos. 14–857
Citations

577 U.S. ___ (more)

Prior history On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority Ginsburg, joined by Kennedy, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Concurrence Thomas
Dissent Roberts, joined by Scalia, Alito
Dissent Alito
Laws applied
Fed. R. Civ. P. 68

Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. ___ (2016) was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States clarified whether a case becomes moot when a party provides a settlement offer that satisfies a named plaintiff's claims in a class action suit and whether a government contractor is entitled to "derivative sovereign immunity".[1] In a majority opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court held that "an unaccepted settlement offer has no force" and, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68, it does not render a lawsuit moot.[2] Additionally, Justice Ginsburg held that the government contractor in this case was not entitled to derivative sovereign immunity.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, No. 14–857, 577 U.S. ___, slip op. at 1-2 (2016).
  2. ↑ Campbell-Ewald, slip op. at 1, 6-12.
  3. ↑ Campbell-Ewald, slip op. at 1, 12-14.

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