Predominance
The requirement that shared legal or factual questions outweigh individual questions for class certification under Federal Rule 23(b)(3).
Claim Blog
Class action settlements, deadlines, and how to actually get paid.
Objection (Class Action Settlement)
A class member's written challenge to a proposed settlement or related request while remaining in the settlement class.
Preliminary Approval (Class Action Settlement)
A court's initial decision allowing notice of a proposed class action settlement to proceed before the court considers final approval.
Final Approval
The court's decision approving a class action settlement after reviewing its fairness, distinct from individual claim approval and payment timing.
Common Fund Doctrine
A legal principle allowing reasonable attorney fees to be paid from a shared recovery so the people who benefit share the cost…
Subclass (Class Action)
A formally defined group within a class action with particular claims or interests that warrant separate treatment under the applicable class-action rules.
Class Certification
A court decision allowing named representatives to pursue specified claims or issues on behalf of a defined group.
Class Period
The date range used in a class definition to identify qualifying purchases, activity, employment, or other events.
Numerosity
The class action requirement that a proposed group be large enough to make joining every member individually in the lawsuit impracticable.
Tolling
A pause in a legal time limit, usually the period for filing a lawsuit, that does not automatically extend settlement claim deadlines.