Chapter § 5.01 Introduction

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Publication year: 2020

§ 5.01 Introduction

The word “management” in the class action context is at least a triple entendre. First, it could refer to the judicial role as manager at each stage of a class action. The court must decide whether a proposed class representative meets the prerequisites and other requirements to maintain a class action; whether to certify a lawsuit as a class action; how to define the putative class; who to appoint as class counsel; the method for notifying absent class members; whether to approve a...