Fifty Person Limit

The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (“SLUSA”) precludes any “covered class action” based upon state law that alleges a misrepresentation in connection with the purchase or sale of nationally traded securities.  The defendants are permitted to remove the case to federal district court for a determination as to whether the case is precluded by the statute.  If so, the district court must dismiss the case; if not, the district court must remand the case back to state court. SLUSA has a bifurcated definition of “covered class action” for a single lawsuit.  The action qualifies as a covered class action when (in relevant part) either (a) damages are sought on behalf of more than 50 persons or prospective class members; or (b) one or more named parties seek to recover damages on a representative basis on behalf of themselves and other unnamed parties similarly situated. In Nielen-Thomas v. Concorde Investment…

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