Palais Royal, Inc. v. Partida

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

This application for mandamus illustrates some of the serious, continuing problems inherent in the current legal procedures relating to class action litigation. Rule 42 allows one or more persons as members of a class to sue or be sued as representative parties of a class if it is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable, where there are questions of law or fact common to the class, the claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of the class, and the representative parties will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the…