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Howard v. The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. et al

MOTION to Appoint Drew V. Lounsbury to serve as lead plaintiff

2 Cited authorities

  1. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 35,737 times   1245 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 9,465 times   24 Legal Analyses
    Granting court's authority to consolidate related cases or "issue any other orders to avoid unnecessary cost or delay."