Legal Opinion
Rothwell v. Chubb Life Insurance Co. of America
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided March 31, 1998No. CIV. 96-83-BPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BARBADORO, Chief Judge.
Donald Rothwell, Joseph Buddemeyer, Florence Landau, and Stanley Landau have moved to certify a plaintiffs’ class in their action against the Chubb Life Insurance Company of America (“Chubb”). Chubb objects, arguing that plaintiffs cannot meet the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. For the reasons discussed below, I deny the motion to certify.
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The named plaintiffs filed this action on behalf of themselves and a putative class comprised of as many as 350,000 members,1 charging that Chubb implemented a scheme to induce prospective…
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