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Senate approves rule changes to class-action procedure after debate over timing and costs
Summary
The Missouri Senate adopted a substitute to SB47 on Feb. 11 that updates state class-action procedure to mirror federal practice and emphasizes an early judicial decision on class certification to limit pre-certification discovery and avoid costly, wasted litigation.
The Missouri Senate on Feb. 11 adopted a Senate substitute to Senate Bill 47 that updates state civil procedure for class-action litigation to mirror key elements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, sponsors said. The change focuses on when a court must decide whether a case should proceed as a class action, restricting broad discovery before an early certification decision and giving courts clearer gatekeeping authority.
Sponsor remarks described the change as procedural alignment with federal practice: the federal rule requires courts…
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