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NY A09573
Bill
Status
3/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Helene Weinstein
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AI Summary
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Removes the prohibition on class actions to recover statutory penalties or minimum measures of recovery, allowing such actions to proceed if other class action prerequisites are met.
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Eliminates the 60-day deadline requirement for plaintiffs to move for class action certification after defendants' responsive pleadings expire.
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Requires courts to determine class action certification "at an early practicable time" after a person is named as class representative, replacing the previous 60-day timeline.
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Allows certification orders to be conditional and amended before final judgment on the court's own motion or by the parties.
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Adds that class certification cannot be denied solely because the action involves a governmental party or governmental operations.
Legislative Description
Addresses prerequisites to a class action; an order allowing class action and appointing class counsel; the dismissal, discontinuance, compromise or settlement of a class action and attorneys' fees.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.292
6/14/2016