7th Circuit Vacates Class Certification Denial In Prisoner Dental Care Case

(May 2, 2024, 9:39 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel vacated a trial court’s denial of class certification in a case against an Illinois county and sheriff by a former detainee who alleges that he and others were denied sufficient dental care, finding that the lower court erred in concluding that commonality, typicality and superiority were not met; the appellate panel also declined the county’s argument that class representatives cannot receive incentive awards and instead ruled that they are appropriate for named plaintiffs “so long as they comply with the requirements of” Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23....