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Legal Citation: 521 U.S. 591 (1997)

Petitioners
Amchem Products and 19 other companies

Respondents
George Windsor and other individuals

Petitioners' Claim
Appellants desired to settle a large class-action suit with a number of individuals and families; respondents in this case were a group of persons involved in the suit who objected to the settlement under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Justices for the Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (writing for the Court), Anthony M. Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas

Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, John Paul Stevens, (Sandra Day O'Connor did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
25 June 1997

Decision
That the "sprawling class" represented in the large class-action...