Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1700 - CLASS ACTIONS
Rule 1711 - The Plaintiff Class. Exclusion. Inclusion
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1711
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(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 election to be excluded from the class.
(b) If the court finds that
(1) the individual claims
are substantial, and the potential members of the class have sufficient
resources, experience and sophistication in business affairs to conduct their
own litigation; or
(2) other
special circumstances exist which are described in the order, the court may
state in its order that a person shall not be a member of the plaintiff class
or subclass unless by a specified date the person files of record a written
election to be included in the class or subclass.
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