Section 22 Missouri Civil Rule 52.08

• Library: Consumer Law and Practice 2010

Rule 52.08, which is nearly identical to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, provides the guidelines under which a class action may be brought. A consumer class action would normally fall within Rule 52.08(b)(3), which requires "that the questions of law or fact common to the members of the class predominate over any questions affecting only individual members, and that a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy." Litigation...