(December 12, 2016, 10:28 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 granted a petition for writ of ceritoriari and vacated for further consideration, in light of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo (577 U.S. ___ [2016]), a decision by a divided Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel in which it upheld the collective certification of a class of cable technicians, the use of representative testimony and the use of an estimated-average approach but reversed as to the damages, finding that they were miscalculated (FTS USA LLC, et al. v. Edward Monroe, et al., No. 16-204, U.S. Sup.)....