In the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Cogent Communications, Inc., petitioner, v. Joan Ambrosio, et al., respondent.

• Position: No. 16-80004

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Richard Seeborg, District Judge Case No. 14-cv-02182-RS

BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT-PETITIONER, SEEKING PERMISSION TO APPEAL

Andrew Kopon Jr.

Eleonora P. Khazanova

Kopon Airdo, LLC

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Attorneys for Amicus Curiae International Association of Defense Counsel

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Dated: January 26, 2016

KOPON AIRDO, LLC

By: /s/ Eleonora P. Khazanova Eleonora P. Khazanova Counsel for Amicus Curiae

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 29(c)(5)

No party or party's counsel authored this brief in whole or in part. No party or party's counsel contributed money to fund the preparation or submission of this brief. No other person except IADC and its counsel contributed money to fund the preparation or submission of this brief. See Fed. R. App. P. 29(c)(5).

Dated: January 26, 2016

KOPON AIRDO, LLC

By: /s/ Eleonora P. Khazanova

Eleonora P. Khazanova Counsel for Amicus Curiae

TABLE OF CONTENTS CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ARGUMENT I. The District Court's Approach to Individualized Damages Issues at Class Certification Contravenes the Rigorous Analysis Standard Governing Motions to Certify post-Comcast II. Remand is Warranted because under Leyva, the District Court Failed to Determine whether Plaintiffs Established that Damages can be Feasibly and Efficiently Calculated CONCLUSION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

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Alaska Elec. Pension Fund v. Flowserve Corp., 572 F.3d 221 (5th Cir. 2009)

AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011)

Butler v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 727 F.3d 796 (7th Cir. 2013), cert, denied, 134 S. Ct. 1277 (2014)

Comcast Corp., v. Behrend, 133S. Ct. 1426 (2013)

Gomez v. Rossi Concrete, Inc., 270 F.R.D. 579 (S.D. Cal. 2010)

Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2398 (2014)

In re Dial Complete Marketing and Sales Practices Litig., 2015 WL 8346122 (D.N.H. Dec. 8, 2015)

In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litig., 552 F.3d 305 (3d Cir. 2008)

In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litig., 725 F.3d 244 (D.C. Cir. 2013)

In re Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc., 51 F.3d 1293 (7th Cir. 1995)

Kamakahi v. Am. Society for Reproductive Medicine, 305 F.R.D. 164 (N.D. Cal. 2015)

Keegan v. Am.Honda Motor Co., Inc., 284 F.R.D. 504 (C.D. Cal. 2012)

Leyva v. Medline Indus. Inc., 716 F.3d 510 (9th Cir. 2013)

Lilly v. Jamba Juice Co., 308 F.R.D. 231 (N.D.Cal. 2014)

Messner v. Northshore Univ. HealthSystem, 669 F.3d 802 (7th Cir. 2012)

Novella v. Westchester Cnty., 661 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2011)

Prescott v. Prudential Ins. Co., 729 F.Supp.2d 357 (D. Me. 2010)

Wallace B. Roderick Revocable Living Trust v. XTO Energy, Inc., 725 F.3d 1213 (10th Cir. 2013)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011)

Weidenhamer v. Expedia, Inc., 2015 WL 7157282 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 13, 2015)

Secondary Sources

Mulheron, R., The Class Action in Common Law Systems, (Hart Publishing: Oxford 2005)

Smithka, Christopher, From Budapest to Berlin: How Implementing Class Action Lawsuits in the European Union Would, Increase Competition and Strengthen Consumer Confidence, 27 Wis. Int'l L.J. 173 (2009-2010)

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Statutes and Rules Fed. R. Civ. P. 23

Interest of Amicus Curiae

International Association of Defense Counsel ("IADC") (1) is an association of corporate and insurance attorneys from the United States and around the globe whose practice is concentrated on the defense of civil lawsuits. The IADC is dedicated to the just and efficient administration of civil justice and continual improvement of the civil justice system. The IADC supports a justice system in which plaintiffs are fairly compensated for genuine injuries, responsible defendants are held liable for appropriate damages, and non-responsible defendants are exonerated without unreasonable cost. In support of these principles, the IADC has filed briefs in cases such...