3 Cited authorities

  1. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,939 times   1234 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
  2. Rule 42 - Consolidation; Separate Trials

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 42   Cited 9,244 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."
  3. Section 78u-4 - Private securities litigation

    15 U.S.C. § 78u-4   Cited 7,465 times   48 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts authority to permit discovery if necessary "to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice to" a party