by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Death. (1) If a party dies and the claim is not thereby extinguished, the court may order substitution of the proper parties. The motion for substitution may be made by any party or by the successors or representatives of the deceased party and, together with the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Intervention of Right. Upon timely application anyone shall be permitted to intervene in an action: (1) When a statute of this state confers an unconditional right to intervene; or (2) When the applicant claims an interest relating to the property or transaction...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
An action brought by or against the members of an unincorporated association as a class by naming certain members as representative parties may be maintained only if it appears that the representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
In a derivative action brought by one (1) or more shareholders or members to enforce a right of a corporation or of an unincorporated association, the corporation or association having failed to enforce a right which may properly be asserted by it, the complaint shall...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
(a) Prerequisites to a Class Action. One (1) or more members of a class may sue or be sued as representative parties on behalf of all only if: (1) The class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable;(2) There are questions of law or fact common to...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Rhode Island
Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the...
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