Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1700 - CLASS ACTIONS
Rule 1714 - Compromise. Settlement. Discontinuance

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1714

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

(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 discontinuance will not prejudice the other members of the class.

(c) If an action has been certified as a class action, notice of the proposed compromise, settlement or discontinuance shall be given to all members of the class in such manner as the court may direct.

(d) Nothing in these rules is intended to limit the parties to a class action from suggesting, or the court from approving, a settlement that does not create residual funds.

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