Alfa Insurance v. Word of Faith Ministries

How courts have described this case

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• certifying class where contracts signed by all class members contained virtually the same provision as that challenged by class representative
• certifying class of members that signed contracts with virtually identical provision
• question whether computer program under reported revenues generated by class members and improperly reduced class member commissions satisfied commonality requirement notwithstanding differences among contracts
• court can tailor class as necessary by eliminating class members, requiring additional class representatives or modifying class definition
• adequacy is lacking only if the counterclaim raises a conflict between the interests of the named plaintiff and those of absent class members
• court may not inquire into merits of underlying case in determining class certification

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).