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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

WidgetCo manufactures and sells electronic widgets nationwide. Recently, numerous customers reported that WidgetCo's latest model overheats, posing a safety risk. Two hundred customers, who live in various states, are considering filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging design defects and negligence. What is the most appropriate procedure for these customers to join their claims in a single lawsuit?

  • File a class action lawsuit under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

  • Join their claims as co-plaintiffs under the permissive joinder rule, FRCP 20.

  • Petition the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to combine their claims into a single action.

  • File individual lawsuits in their respective districts and then move for consolidation under FRCP 42.

Multistate Bar Examination
Civil Procedure
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