A 8609 New York Assembly · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations

This bill prevents courts from automatically rejecting class-action lawsuits simply because the defendant is a government entity. It requires judges to evaluate standard criteria for class actions, such as the efficiency of handling the case together versus separately, without using the government's status as a sole reason to deny certification. The change applies immediately to any pending or future cases where a plaintiff seeks to sue a government body on behalf of a group of people.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 12, 2024 Last action Jun 4, 2024
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May 14, 2024
Assembly · Referred to committee
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Assembly · Referred to committee
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Michaelle Solages
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