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· 12/8/1904

George v. Wallace

Citations

  • 135 F. 286
  • 1904 U.S. App. LEXIS 4555

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that courts will typically certify a class if “common questions predominate regarding liability”
  • “In general, courts do not look favorably upon the argument that records a defendant treats as accurate for business purposes are not accurate enough to define a class.”
  • “In general, courts do not look favorably upon the argument that records a defendant treats as accurate for business purposes are not accurate enough to define a class.”
  • “In general, courts do not look favorably upon the argument that records a defendant treats as accurate for business purposes are not accurate enough to define a class.”
  • “Of the four explicit requirements, the first two factors (numerosity and commonality) represent necessary class characteristics and the second two factors (typicality and adequacy) represent necessary attributes for the class representative.”
  • “[E]ven if just a fraction of the class members were to bring individual suits, the adjudication of the common issues in a single proceeding would be more efficient than the separate adjudication of individual claims.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Hook, Sanborn, Thayer

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