Recent Federal and State Decisions Help Shape the Class Certification Analysis.

The article examines the framework for class certification under the U.S. Supreme Court and the Colorado Supreme Court versions of Rule 23 which governs the procedure and conduct of class action suits brought in Federal courts. Topics discussed include the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure (CRCP) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), the U.S. Supreme Court case Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, and the U.S. Supreme Court case Basic Inc. v. Levinson.