Legal Opinion
Charron v. Wiener
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 30, 2013No. 12-2834(L)PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents us with a unique variant of the more common general question of when a class-action settlement requires subclassing of the plaintiff class to ensure adequacy of representation pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(e) and (a)(4). The district court certified the plaintiff classes, which comprise more than 20,000 current and former occupants of rent-regulated apartments in New York City, pursuant to Rules 23(b)(3) (damages) and (b)(2) (injunctive relief). The settlement that was eventually approved by the district court provides no…
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