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· 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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