· 2/13/2001
Bertulli v. Independent Ass'n of Continental Pilots
Citations
- 242 F.3d 290
- 48 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1022
- 166 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2520
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 2097
- 2001 WL 121814
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the district court did not “abuse its discretion in finding the representatives to be adequate____ Further, since this is a 23(b)(3) class, dissatisfied class members have the right to opt out of the class”
- Rule 23(b)(3)’s superiority requirement was met by class of pilots bringing action under Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA
- “Standing is an inherent prerequisite to the class certification inquiry.”
- “Standing is an inherent prerequisite to the class certification inquiry.”
- “In order to demonstrate that the district court’s finding of superiority was an abuse of discretion, defendants must not merely show that individual actions are feasible; they must show that individual class members have an interest sufficient to make individual actions desirable.”
- “A class should be certified on a claim-by-claim basis.”
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Judges: Higginbotham, Wiener, Dennis
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