Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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Statements (51)
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dukes_v._Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc.
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| gptkbp:addresses |
settlement of class actions
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| gptkbp:allows |
opt-out provisions for class members
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| gptkbp:amended_by |
in 2003
to reflect changes in law |
| gptkbp:applies_to |
federal courts
employment discrimination cases federal civil cases consumer lawsuits state courts under certain conditions |
| gptkbp:governed_by |
class action lawsuits
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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| gptkbp:includes |
subsections for different types of class actions
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| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
collective legal action
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| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
access to justice
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
court opinions
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| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
by defendants
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
numerous legal cases
class action lawsuits |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
facilitate efficient resolution of claims
protect the interests of class members |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
law reviews
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
judicial efficiency
consumer protection cases mass tort litigation litigating large-scale claims |
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
legal precedents
Supreme Court rulings |
| gptkbp:is_often_associated_with |
legal textbooks
legal training programs |
| gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as |
by the public
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Title_II_of_the_United_States_Code
gptkb:the_Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure the United States legal system |
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
legal briefs
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| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
judicial interpretation
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| gptkbp:is_used_in |
antitrust litigation
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| gptkbp:is_used_to |
consolidate similar claims
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| gptkbp:key |
civil procedure rules
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| gptkbp:provides |
criteria for class certification
guidelines for class action settlements |
| gptkbp:requires |
adequacy of representation
commonality of legal or factual questions notice to class members numerosity of class members typicality of claims or defenses |
| gptkbp:significance |
civil litigation.
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| gptkbp:subject |
legal scholarship
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
class action certification process
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