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Common Sense About Common Claims, David G. Karro
Common Sense About Common Claims, David G. Karro
David G. Karro
In Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 506 F.3d 1168 (9th Cir. 2007), the 9th Circuit affirmed an order certifying a nationwide class of 1.5 million women claiming sex discrimination by a single employer. The court held that class members are not entitled to notice that they are in the class until after the merits are decided, and that none has the right to refuse membership. It seemed to accept the idea that it could only certify the class if it “contemplated that all members of the class will be bound by the ultimate ruling on the merits,” Sosna v. Iowa, 419 …
The Importance Of Being Earnest: Pleading And Maintaining A Class Action For The Purpose Of Binding Class Members, David G. Karro
The Importance Of Being Earnest: Pleading And Maintaining A Class Action For The Purpose Of Binding Class Members, David G. Karro
David G. Karro
This 1981 article contends, as its title suggests, that federal class actions should be brought only if class counsel believe they can represent the individual interests of the members of the class described in the complaint. After all, the mere filing of a class action complaint has legal consequences, and it is generally acknowledged that the members of even an alleged class have some right to rely on the class attorney to protect their interests. A certification order therefore does not create a class, but instead puts the court's imprimatur on class counsels’ representation that they can carry out rhw …