Broin v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.

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• holding that in class action, the claim or defense of the representative party must be typical of the claim or defense of each member of the class
• concluding numerosity prong was met because separate joinder of the members would be impractical because there were over 60,000 people in the class
• concluding numerosity prong was met because separate joinder of the members would be impractical because there were over 60,000 people in the class
• concluding that joinder of 60,000 people in the class would be impractical
• concluding that joinder of 60,000 people in the class would be impractical
• holding “entitlement to different amounts 8 of damages is not fatal to a class action” (citing Cohen v. Camino Sheridan, Inc., 466 So. 2d 1212, 1214 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)

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