EarthLink, Inc. v. Eaves

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• applying abuse of discretion standard of review to amendment to add counterclaim
• “[Blecause OCGA § 9-11-23 is similar to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, Georgia courts look to federal authority when construing our statute.” (citation omitted)
• “Under Georgia law, a case may proceed as a class action if all prerequisites of OCGA § 9-11-23 (a) are satisfied: numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy[.]”
• “Under Georgia law, a case may proceed as a class action if all prerequisites of OCGA § 9-11-23 (a) are satisfied: numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy[.]”
• class action suit alleging claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment
• “[T]here is simply no need to burden either the court system or the individual class members by requiring each member of the class to pursue his or her own action to recover a relatively small amount of damages.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).