by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Except by special order of the court, no judgment by default or on the pleadings or by summary judgment may be entered in favor of or against the class until the court has certified or refused to certify the action as a class action.(b) A judgment entered on...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) No class action shall be compromised, settled or discontinued without the approval of the court after hearing.(b) Prior to certification, the representative party may discontinue the action without notice to the members of the class if the court finds that the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) In the conduct of actions to which this rule applies, the court may make appropriate orders(1) determining the course of proceedings or prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence or argument;(2) requiring, for...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) After the entry of the order of certification and after hearing the parties with respect to the notice to be given, the court shall enter a supplementary order which shall prescribe the type and content of notice to be used and shall specify the members to be...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or as otherwise provided by the court, in certifying a plaintiff class or subclass the court shall state in its order that every member of the class is included unless by a specified date a member files of record a written...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Pennsylvania
(a) In certifying, refusing to certify or revoking a certification of a class action, the court shall set forth in an opinion accompanying the order the reasons for its decision on the matters specified in Rules 1702, 1708 and 1709, including findings of fact,...
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