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Third Circuit Holds That Class Certification Orders Must Contain a 'Readily Discernible, Clear, and Complete' List of Issues, Claims, or Defenses to be Treated on a Classwide Basis



by Lawrence J. Bracken
Hunton & Williams LLP - Atlanta Office

Kevin C. Walsh
Hunton & Williams LLP - Richmond Office

John W. Woods
Hunton & Williams LLP - Richmond Office

Neil K. Gilman
Hunton & Williams LLP - Richmond Office

July 7, 2006

Previously published on July 6, 2006

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently decided a matter of first impression in federal class certification law -- what federal district courts must do to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(1)(B) when certifying a class action.




 

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