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GUNNELLS v. HEALTHPLAN SERVICES, INC.

Nos. 01-2419, 01-2420.

348 F.3d 417 (2003)

Mary B. GUNNELLS; William A. Gunnells; Tele Tech Corporation; Cynthia Mullinax; W & W Truck and Tractor Company, Incorporated; Jerry Freeman; AAA Transmissions, Incorporated; Pamela B. Robertson; Avionics/Seaonics International, Incorporated; James E. Cassleman; Larry Strickland; Brenda Workman; Helen Clark; Bobby F. Buchanan; Joanne Buchanan; Brian Hansen; James E. Wise; John N. Stanley; Daniel L. Driggers; Brenda Vowels; David J. Vowels; Livingston Auto Parts, Incorporated; Philip Livingston; Lukes Cycle Services, Incorporated; Jeff Lucarelli; HH Moorman & Sons; Harold Moorman; Oakland Club; Mark B. Buxton; Stylon Of Charleston; Mary Parker; Terry Hensley; Earl Singletary; Ora Singletary, Individually and as Representatives of all Persons and Entities Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HEALTHPLAN SERVICES, INCORPORATED, individually and as successor in interest to Third Party Claims Management, Incorporated; Third Party Claims Management, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants, and Fidelity Group Inc.; International Workers Guild, Incorporated; National Association Of Business Owners And Professionals; Iwg Health and Welfare Fund; Fidelity Claims Management, Incorporated; Executive Consultants Insurance Agency; Raymond R. Olivi; John Branham; Steven Broughton; John Collins; Rex Culbertson; Robert Davies; Richard Dextaze; Kenneth Every Andrews; Frankie Fort; Robert German; Gary Geitler; Melissa Geitler; Martin T. Geitler; Michael D. Geitler; George Gradek; Hubert G. Greene; Phillip S. Hodgsen; Earl Isabell; Stephen Lacy; Frederick Malone; David E. Martin; Michael Massey; Henry Merchant; Tina Messinger; Michael R. Requa; Bruce Rowan; Pamela Regopoulus; Bruce Ryals; Barbara A. Scott; Henry K. Skinner, Jr.; Elmer Stone; Kenneth R. Tallmadge; Lee Taylor; 2 Michael Thomas; Scott Todd; Arnold H. Valentine; Richard M. Vann; Lewis H. Wade; David M. White; Herbert L. Williams; Ben L. Wells; Jack E. Wilson, Individually and in his Representative Capacity; Anchor Insurance Agency; Branham And Geitler Associates; Diversified Insurance; Legend Equities Corporation; Financial Benefits, Incorporated; The Taylor Agency Incorporated; Truett and Associates; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, A Unum Company; Dwayne A. Samuels; Eugene O. Duncan; David Spooner; Charles L. Bradley; Terrence E. Rhue; Noel Shaw; Paul D. Askew; Phillip Stashin; Ken Averies, Defendants. 3 Mary B. Gunnells; William A. Gunnells; Cynthia Mullinax; Jerry Freeman; Pamela B. Robertson; James E. Cassleman; Larry Strickland; Brenda Workman; Helen Clark; Bobby F. Buchanan; Joanne Buchanan; Brian Hansen; James E. Wise; John H. Stanley; Daniel L. Driggers; Brenda Vowels; David J. Vowels; Philip Livingston; Jeff Lucarelli; Harold Moorman; Mark B. Buxton; Mary Parker; Terry Hensley; Earl Singletary; Ora Singletary, Individually and as Representatives of All Persons and Entities Similarly Situated; W & W Truck And Tractor Company, Incorporated; Lukes Cycle Services, Incorporated; AAA Transmissions, Incorporated; Livingston Auto Parts, Incorporated; HH Moorman & Sons; Tele Tech Company, Incorporated; Avionics Seaonics International, Incorporated; Oakland Club; Stylon of Charleston, entities similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael R. Requa; Arnold H. Valentine; Financial Benefits, Incorporated; Lewis H. Wade; Bruce Ryals; George Gradek; Tina Messinger; Kenneth Every Andrews; Raymond R. Olivi; Executive Consultants Insurance Agency; Michael Massey; Anchor Insurance Agency; John Collins, individually and in their representative capacities, Defendants-Appellants, and Frankie Fort; Fidelity Group Inc.; International Workers Guild, Incorporated; National Association of Business Owners and Professionals; Iwg Health And Welfare Fund; Fidelity Claims Management, Incorporated; John Branham; Steven Broughton; Rex Culbertson; Robert Davies; Richard Dextaze; Robert German; Gary Geitler; Martin T. Geitler; Gary Geitler; Michael D. Geitler; Hubert G. Greene; Phillip S. Hodgsen; Earl Isabell; Stephen Lacy; Frederick Malone; David E. Martin; Henry Merchant; Bruce Rowan; Pamela Regopoulus; Barbara A. Scott; Henry K. Skinner, Jr.; Elmer Stone; Kenneth R. Tallmadge; Lee Taylor; 5 Michael Thomas; Scott Todd; Richard M. Vann; David M. White; Herbert L. Williams; Ben L. Wells; Jack E. Wilson; Branham and Geitler Associates; Diversified Insurance; Legend Equities Corporation; The Taylor Agency, Incorporated; Truett and Associates; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, A Unum Company; Healthplan Services, Incorporated, Individually and as Successor in Interest to Third Party Claims Management, Incorporated; Third Party Claims Management, Incorporated; Dwayne A. Samuels; Eugene O. Duncan; David Spooner; Charles L. Bradley; Terrence E. Rhue; Noel Shaw; Paul D. Askew; Phillip Stashin; Ken Averies, individually and in their representative capacities, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William R. Lewis, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., Charleston, South Carolina; James Y. Becker, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellants. Christian Hancock Hartley, Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, L.L.C., Charleston, South Carolina; Justin S. Kahn, Kahn Law Firm, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Charles R. Norris, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., Charleston, South Carolina; John H. Tiller, Elizabeth J.V. Speidel, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina; H. Michael Bowers, Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, Charleston, South Carolina; Thomas J. Keaveny, II, Simons & Keaveny, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellants.

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING concurred. Judge NIEMEYER wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether the district court abused its discretion in conditionally certifying a class action in a suit brought by purchasers and beneficiaries of a multi...

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