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One of the first significant class certification-related decisions of 2023 comes from the Fifth Circuit. District court concluded early in the case that it was inappropriate for class certification. Fifth Circuit agreed.
Some circuits, like Third Circuit, have adopted stricter approach to how plaintiffs establish numerosity. If Plaintiffs use estimate of number of class members, estimate may have to be closely tailored to precise parameters of proposed class to pass muster.