Legal Opinion
Wells v. Allstate Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 12, 2002No. Civ.A. No. 00-0760-LFOPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
Pending before the court is plaintiffs motion to certify a class of Allstate policyholders or beneficiaries who made a claim for uninsured motorist benefits from March 20, 1997 to the present.1 Although problems with typicality and commonality preclude blanket certification of the proposed class, plaintiffs allegations support the certification of a narrower one. A class limited to Allstate policyholders or beneficiaries who (1) between March 20, 1997 and October 19, 2000, (2) made a claim for uninsured motorist benefits which Allstate paid in part or in…
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