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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
BakerHostetler

Article III and Rule 23: Fourth Circuit Holds That Individualized Article III Issues Preclude Class Certification

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For many causes of action, a plaintiff is required to establish an actual “injury” caused by the alleged violation of law. That requirement can be a powerful barrier to class certification if individualized factual inquiries...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Federal Courts Stop Dancing the “Lusardi Two-Step” Used in Age Discrimination Class Actions

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Some forty years ago this author litigated a precedent setting case in the United States District Court in Newark, New Jersey and in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.  Among numerous reported decisions in...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Effective Use of Motions To Deny Class Certification

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Class action defendants who have a strong basis for defeating class certification need not wait around until the plaintiffs move to certify a class before putting the issue to the test. In some instances, a more strategic and...more

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