Supreme Court to Decide: Can Class Actions Be Certified If Some Class Members Lack Standing?

On January 24, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-304, and will attempt to resolve a circuit split regarding whether federal district courts can certify a class action under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure if some members of the proposed class lack a cognizable injury under Article III. The Supreme Court’s decision in this matter may send shockwaves through the class action legal field and could alter how class action law is treated in the years to come.