Legal Opinion
Murken v. Solv-Ex Corp.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 2006No. 25,459PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} In this class action appeal, we decide whether the district court was divested of jurisdiction over the merits of the case due to a pending appeal of the denial of a motion to intervene brought by nonnamed class members. We also consider issues contending the district court abused its discretion in certifying a class for purposes of settlement, in deciding that notice to absent class members was adequate, and in approving the settlement, all without conducting an evidentiary hearing. Holding that the district court had jurisdiction to certify the class and did not…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. RojoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Grayson v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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