Legal Opinion
Stacey A. Williams, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. General Electric Capital Auto Lease, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 27, 1998No. 97-1321PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Because class actions are brought in the names of only a few representative plaintiffs on behalf of a larger defined group, it happens from time to time that duplicate or overlapping class actions are filed. When this occurs, it normally is necessary to decide which lawsuit (if any) definitively resolves a matter between particular parties. That is the principal issue before us in this case, a class action challenging certain provisions in automobile leases issued by General Electric Capital Auto Lease, Inc. (GECAL) under the Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), 15 U.S.C.…
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