No. 17-432October Term 2017Decided Jun 11, 2018
China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh
The case asked whether people who were unnamed members of an earlier proposed class action can file a new class action after the statute of limitations has run.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 11, 2018
- What it's about
The case asked whether people who were unnamed members of an earlier proposed class action can file a new class action after the statute of limitations has run. The Supreme Court held that American Pipe tolling lets those class members bring individual claims later, but it does not let them start a successive class action outside the limitations period.
Question presented
Whether the American Pipe rule tolls statutes of limitations to permit a previously absent class member to bring a subsequent class action outside the applicable limitations period.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 11, 2018
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 11, 2018
The Court released its decision on June 11, 2018 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jun 1, 2026
- Method
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