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Missouri Senate committee hears bill to align state rule on class actions with federal standard

2151648 · January 24, 2025
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The Missouri Senate General Laws Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 47, which would align a Missouri court rule on class actions with the federal class-action rule; committee action had not been taken by the end of the hearing.

Senate Bill 47, which would align a Missouri rule on class-action lawsuits with the federal class-action standard, drew testimony Tuesday before the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee.

The measure, sponsored by Committee Chair Senator Curtis Trant of Battlefield, would mirror a state rule to the substance of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23…

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