WILLIAMS v. GENERAL ELEC. CAPITAL AUTO LEASE, INC.

No. 97-1321.

159 F.3d 266 (1998)

Stacey A. WILLIAMS, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL AUTO LEASE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied November 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Randolph Bragg, Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Daniel A. Edelman, Cathleen M. Combs, Michelle A. Weinberg, Tara L. Goodwin, James O. Latturner, Edelman & Combs, J. Eric VanderArend, Gessler, Hughes & Socol, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

David B. Johnson (argued), Theodore R. Scarborough, Jr., Robert E. Easton, Sidley & Austin, George A. Platz, Jordan R. Schau, Lovell, White & Durrant, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Alexander T. Moore, Chicago, IL, Lewis S. Sandler, Kaufman, Malchman & Kirby, New York, NY, Edward T. Joyce (argued), Arthur W. Aufmann, Joyce & Associates, Chicago, IL, Leslie Blackner, Jacksonville, FL, for Appellants.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied November 27, 1998.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Because class actions are brought in the names of only a few representative plaintiffs on behalf of a larger defined group, it happens from time to time that duplicate or overlapping class actions are filed. When this occurs, it normally is necessary to decide which lawsuit (if any) definitively resolves a matter between particular parties. That is the principal...

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