Scoufos v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

{1 Resolution of today's cause requires the Court to measure the trial court's February 11, 2000 class-certification order against the prerequisites for issuing the same enunciated in 12 0.S8.1991 § 2028(A) & (B). 1 In so doing we need not reach the merits of Harry Scoufos IV's [Seoufos, plaintiff, class representative or insured] claim. Nonetheless, determining whether the trial court applied the correct legal standards when it assessed § 2028's commonality, predominance and typicality requirements for class certification necessitates identification and review of the core liability issues…