Legal Opinion
Farmers Group, Inc. v. Lubin
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 2007No. 05-0169PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brister
in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice O’NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, Justice GREEN, and Justice JOHNSON joined.
In 1973, the Legislature amended the Insurance Code to allow an attorney gen*420eral to bring a class action on behalf of insurance buyers. This is the first time an attorney general has tried. The trial court certified a class, but the court of appeals reversed, finding the Attorney General had not strictly complied with two of the certification requirements.
We agree courts must rigorously analyze whether a party has strictly complied with all requirements for class…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. RoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. BarezSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Ojo v. Farmers Group, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2011
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Attorney General of Texas and the Dallas Morning News, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. Emeritus CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
- Tuma v. Kerr County, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010
- Bradley v. Phillips Petroleum Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2007
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