ELR Citation: ELR 20152
No(s). 02-8018 (7th Cir. Feb 11, 2003)

The court affirms a district court certification of a class of homeowners to determine a factory's liability, but not damages, for allegedly contaminating the homeowners' soil and groundwater. Class action treatment is appropriate and permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 when there are genuinely common i...