Class Actions
16 groups with Vermont opinions1978–2025
- Class Action Certification Requirements Under Rule 2321 opinions · 1998–2025Interpreting good faith conferment under rule 37 · Reviewing discretion in rule 60(b)(6) modification requests · Limiting the use of class actions under rule 23
- Class Action Settlement Review and Approval21 opinions · 1990–2025Recognizing common-fund doctrine for fee recovery · Measuring defendant's ability to prepare an intelligent defense · Defining just compensation as fair market value at taking
- Statutory Interpretation and Legal Doctrine Application20 opinions · 1984–2021Reaching issues outside certified question scope · Creditor reserving rights in payment of negotiable instruments · Upholding tax exemption for hospital facilities and parking
- Class Action Settlement Approval and Review16 opinions · 1987–2018Inference from lopsided settlement agreements · Court requirement for approving settlement terms before enforcement · Notifying class members after class decertification
- Class Action Litigation Procedures and Requirements15 opinions · 1982–2024Tolling statute of limitations for putative class members · Tolling of statute of limitations in class actions · Permitting litigation of uneconomical individual claims through class actions
- Class Action Certification Requirements and Review13 opinions · 1990–2024Applying de facto doctrine to training certificate errors · Reviewing district court discretion in class certification · Denying class certification due to representative's stigma
- Class Certification Requirements Under Rule 2312 opinions · 2003–2016Risks of class dismissal before certification · Assessing class certification under rule 23(b)(1)(B) · Burden of proof for class certification requirements
- Class Certification Requirements and Standards11 opinions · 1984–2015Determining individual patient needs for release from institutionalization · Defining employment under the ABC test statute · Establishing typicality and class representative interests
- Class Action Litigation and Damages Analysis9 opinions · 1978–2017Determining clarity and dispute of case facts · Assessing liability theories against actual facts · Measuring actual value including sentimental value for property loss
- Settlement Agreements and Litigation Strategy7 opinions · 1982–2025Applying common fund doctrine to insurer's fee payment · Negotiating settlement and managing complex multi-plaintiff litigation · Distinguishing fee provision scope to motion to strike
- Analyzing conditional certificates of public good
- Requirement for competent appointed counsel · Review of taking despite public use admission · Incompatibility of state notice requirements with federal compensatory goals
- Analyzing merchantability claims for older vehicles · Determining consideration for lease option and tenant improvements · Defining fair cash value as earning capacity
- Defining the fairness objective in maintenance determinations
- Encouraging joinder of claims in a single action
- Nonwaivable nature of fair labor standards act rights
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