Legal Opinion
Birmingham Steel Corp. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 2003No. 02-15379PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, District Judge:
This appeal stems from the decertification of a class action lawsuit against defendant Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) after the class representative filed for bankruptcy. The district court granted defendant’s motion to decertify the class because it concluded that the named plaintiff, Birmingham Steel Corporation (“Birmingham Steel”), had become an inadequate class representative, that class counsel had failed to request the substitution of a class representative, and that no other member of the class was willing to serve in that role. Plaintiff Birmingham Steel…
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