Build a fact table for a class-action viability memo
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Table the facts in the file that bear on how many people are affected, what questions the complaints share, and what the named plaintiffs' claims are. Write no memo.
- What the lawyer must review
- You write the memo and you decide whether a class can be maintained. Rule 23(a): one or more members may sue as representative parties only if the class is so numerous that joinder is impracticable, there are questions of law or fact common to the class, the claims or defenses of the representatives are typical, and the representatives will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class. A class action may be maintained only if Rule 23(a) is satisfied and a part of Rule 23(b) is also satisfied. You open Rule 23(b) before you choose a type. You write every sentence of the memo. Rule 11 applies to any paper later filed.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUSCth
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposition outline: class representative and Rule 30(b)(6) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Question outline for the deposition of a proposed class representative and for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition on the systems that define the class. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.