Adamson v. Bowen
855 F.2d 668 (10th Cir. 1988) Cited 357 times
Holding that district court, in making class certification decision, should avoid focusing on merits of underlying class action
Sofran v. LaBranche & Co., Inc.
220 F.R.D. 398 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) Cited 31 times
Rejecting the argument that because the proposed lead plaintiff was not the beneficial owner of the shares that it could not serve as an adequate lead plaintiff
Lane v. Page
250 F.R.D. 634 (D.N.M. 2007) Cited 14 times
Distinguishing preceding cases because notice listed the case number, described allegations, and advised of right to seek lead plaintiff status
In re Sprint Corporation Securities Litigation
164 F. Supp. 2d 1240 (D. Kan. 2001) Cited 9 times
Holding that investor group could adequately represent class where court was unaware of any conflict that could impede representation and had no reason to question qualifications, experience, and abilities of selected counsel
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,889 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"
Section 78u-4 - Private securities litigation
15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 Cited 7,460 times 48 Legal Analyses
Granting courts authority to permit discovery if necessary "to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice to" a party