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Braun v. Campbell
27 Fla. L. Weekly D1712 (Fla. 5th DCA August 2, 2002)
In a class action determination, the parties seeking class certification have the burden of pleading and proving each and every element required by Rule 1.220. Because the granting of class certification considerably expands the dimensions of the lawsuit, the trial court may only grant class certification after applying a rigorous analysis and determines that each element has been satisfied. The four requirements under Rule 1.220 are 1) numerosity, 2) commonality, 3) typicality, and 4) adequacy. In this case, the court found that the plaintiffs failed to establish the prerequisites to class certification.
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