Mealey's (April 19, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 19 denied a life insurer’s petition for writ of certiorari that argued that an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ opinion deepened circuit conflicts as to whether class certification is proper when some members benefit from the same conduct that purportedly harms others and whether courts can certify a “fail-safe” class that defines membership by referring to success on the merits....