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Litigation

Mar. 6, 2001

Critical Decision

Most class actions are won or lost during the earliest stages of the litigation, when the trial court determines whether to certify the case as a class action. Because class actions are rarely, if ever, tried to verdict, the most critical event in any class action is usually the trial court's hearing to decide class certification.

        By Gregg A. Farley
        
        Most class actions are won or lost during the earliest stages of the litigation, when the trial court determines whether to certify the case as a class action. Because class actions are rarely, if ever, tried to verdict, the most critical event in any class action is usually the trial court's hea...

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