Typicality definition

Typicality. The Plaintiffs’ claims are typical of the Settlement Class because they concern the same alleged Defendant’s practices, arise from the same legal theories, and allege the same types of harm and entitlement to relief.
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Typicality. The Class Representatives’ claims are typical of the claims of the Settlement Class. The Class Representatives’ claim is that they were allegedly charged multiple NSF fees on a single item, which they allege violated Defendant’s standard form contract. These are the same claims as the claims of the Settlement Class. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇.
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Examples of Typicality in a sentence

  • Typicality and commonality are related, with commonality referring to “the group characteristics of the class as a whole” and typicality focusing on the named plaintiff’s claims in relation to the class.

  • Typicality exists “if a plaintiff's claim arises from the same event or course of conduct that gives rise to the claims of other class members and is based on the same legal theory.” ▇▇▇▇▇▇ v.

  • Typicality can also be achieved by demonstrating that the Plaintiff can “show that the issues of law or fact he or she share in common with the class occupy the same degree of centrality to his or her claims as to those of unnamed members.” See W▇▇▇▇ v.

  • Typicality: Plaintiffs’ claims are typical of the members of the Class as all members of the Class are similarly affected by the same Defect and Sharp’s actionable conduct.