7th Circuit Determines Showing For Class Certification Under Rule 23(c)(4)

( October 9, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Certifying a class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(c)(4) requires both a showing that “common questions predominate” as to the certified issues and a showing that certification of those issues is “the most practical and efficient way to resolve the litigation,” a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s decertification of a Rule 23(c)(4) class of workers in a wage-and-hour dispute....