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Seventh Circuit Finds Class of 37 Does Not Meet Rule 23’s Numerosity Requirement

By Greg Mersol on February 2, 2021 Posted in Rule 23

As numbers go, 37 isn’t as famous as, say, 1 or 13. It’s a prime number, the atomic number of rubidium and the age of the peasant Dennis in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but not much else. Now, however, it may also have significance as a number too small to meet Rule … Continue Reading

Supreme Court Rejects Federal Court Order Enjoining State Court Class Action

By Greg Mersol on June 17, 2011 Posted in Rule 23

The United States Supreme Court held on June 16, 2011 that a federal court could not enjoin a state court from considering certification of a class unless it had previously denied certification under essentially the same standard AND the cases have the same parties. See Smith v. Bayer Corp.pdf, Case No. 09-1205 (June 16 2011). True, … Continue Reading