Legal Opinion
Thomas v. FAG Bearings Corp., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided April 6, 1994No. 92-5070-CV-SW-8PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STEVENS, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the following motions: plaintiffs’ amended motion for class certification and defendant FAG Bearing’s motion for partial summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims of mental anguish, fear of cancer, increased risk of cancer and medical monitoring.
J. Motion for Class Certification
In order to maintain a class action, a proposed class must meet the prerequisites of numerosity, commonality, typicality and adequate representation as provided for in Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a). However, those elements are “necessary, but not…
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