SEARS HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
SAMUEL D. PORTERFIELD, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, APPELLEE
SEARS HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS, INC., APPELLANT,
SAMUEL D. PORTERFIELD, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, APPELLEE
949 So. 2d 318
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2007)
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Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.
The Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification is affirmed. See Seven Hills, Inc. v. Bentley, 848 So. 2d 345, 352 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) (noting that a trial court’s ruling on class certification is reviewed for an abuse of discretion); see also Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. v. Porcher, 898 So. 2d 153, 157 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (noting that doubts about class certification should be resolved in favor of certification).
AFFIRMED.
ALLEN, PADOVANO, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.
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Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co. v. Higgins, 58 So. 3d 280 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)…e Seven Hills, Inc. v. Bentley, 848 So. 2d 345, 352 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003). Doubts about certification should be resolved in favor of certification, particularly in the early stages of litigation. See Sears Home Improvement Prods., Inc. v. Porterfield, 949 So. 2d 318, 319 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). Class actions are governed by rule 1.220 and the movant for class certification bears the burden of proving all four of the requirements of rule 1.220(a) (numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy) as well as one o…
Authorities Cited
- Seven Hills, Inc. v. Bentley, 848 So. 2d 345 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003)
- Chase Manhattan Mortg. Corp. v. Porcher, 898 So. 2d 153 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)