170A Federal Civil Procedure

170 AII Parties

170AII(D) Class Actions

170AII(D)1 In General

170Ak161 k. In general.

Class certification is an especially serious decision, as it is often the defining moment in class actions for it may sound the death knell of the litigation on the part of plaintiffs, or create unwarranted pressure to settle nonmeritorious claims on the part of defendants.
In re Constar Int’l Inc. Sec. Litig., 585 F.3d 774 (3d Cir. 2009)

Suggested by David F. Herr; Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand, LLP; Minneapolis, MN