class action lawsuits

What Are the Legal Requirements?

For a class action lawsuit to proceed, it must meet certain legal criteria. These include:
1. Numerosity: The class is so large that individual lawsuits would be impractical.
2. Commonality: There are common questions of law or fact across the class.
3. Typicality: The claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the class.
4. Adequacy: The representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class.

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