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112554P.pdf 02/13/2013 Joseph Ruppert v. Principal Life Insurance Co.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-2554
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Loken and Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - ERISA. The confidential settlement agreement and consent
judgment in this case permit plaintiff to revive his individual claim in
order to petition the district court for additional recovery, and the
decision is not final for purposes of appeal; assuming there is a final
decision, the case is moot because when a putative class plaintiff
voluntarily dismisses the individual claims underlying a request for
class certification, there is no longer a self-interested party advocating
for class treatment in the manner necessary to satisfy Article III standing
requirements.