Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Texas

In the U.S. District Court system, how does one change a Civil Lawsuit with a Plaintiff and one Defendant to a class Action Lawsuit with one Plaintiff and several Defendants?

Thanks,

Greg


Asked on 8/08/10, 10:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

By definition, a class action lawsuit involves multiple plaintiffs. It may or may not involve multiple defendants. The case you describe is not a class action, and will not become one if more defendants are added.

To be clear: you may be able to add more defendants, depending upon the stage of the case. But doing so won't make it a class action.

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Answered on 8/13/10, 12:13 pm


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