· 5/14/1998
E & v. SLACK, INC. v. Shell Oil Co.
Citations
- 969 S.W.2d 565
- 1998 Tex. App. LEXIS 2806
- 1998 WL 238538
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that mini-trials to determine individual recovery undermine economy-of-scale justification for class action
- explaining that court should consider presence of antagonism in private class actions
- explaining that court should consider presence of antagonism in private class actions
- stating that litigation-expense and class- management issues are relevant to superiority determination
- finding named representatives could not adequately represent class in light of existence of conflict of interest between named representatives and other class members
- stating that litigation-expense and class-management issues are relevant to superiority determination
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Judges: Powers, Kidd, Smith
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