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Missouri Senate committee hears bill to align state class-action rule with federal Rule 23
Summary
The Senate General Laws Committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senate Bill 47, which would adjust Missouri practice on class actions to mirror Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23; committee action had not been taken.
The Missouri Senate General Laws Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Committee Chair Senator Curtis Trent of Battlefield, a measure that would align the state's class-action rule with the federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.
Supporters and witnesses described the bill as a move to mirror Missouri Supreme Court Rule 52 to the federal rule on class actions.…
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