Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Veterans Memorial Medical Center
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 25, 2003No. SC 16752PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The principal issue in this appeal1 is whether the trial court abused its discretion by changing the definition of a class previously certified for this class action suit and thereafter decertifying the class on the basis of that revised definition. The plaintiffs2 appeal from the order of the trial court decertifying their class action against the defendant, Veterans Memorial Medical Center.3 The defendant contends that this court lacks jurisdiction to consider this appeal because the trial court’s decertification order is not a final judgment. We conclude that an order…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Prado-Steiman Ex Rel. Prado v. BushCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Artie's Auto Body, Inc. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Underwriters at Lloyd's & Companies CollectiveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- BROWN AND BROWN, INC. v. BlumenthalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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