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New CA Case Confirms: No Absolute Rule To Permit Leave To Amend To Substitute Class Representative If Named Plaintiff Is Found Inadequate

In Jones v. Farmers Ins. Exchange (2013) 221 Cal.App.4 th 986 (“Jones”), the California Court of Appeal held that “[t]he lack of an adequate class representative … does not justify the denial of the ...
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The Beginning of the End for the Class Representative Incentive Award? (Part I)

A plaintiff files suit on behalf of himself and seeks to have a class action certified to allow him to prosecute his claim on behalf of all other similarly situated purchasers. Litigation ensues; ...
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Future of Class Representative Incentive Awards After 'Johnson v. NPAS Solutions'

Earlier this month, in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, No. 18-12344, --- F.4th ----, (11th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for rehearing of a ...
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CAT Dismisses Claim Because Class Rep Lacked ‘Understanding’ of Own Funding Arrangement

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed a class action application, after finding the representative had not “properly understood” the funding arrangements made with her own funder, ...