Rule 68 also applies in class actions

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David A. Szwak
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Rule 68 also applies in class actions

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Ward v. Bank of New York
455 F.Supp.2d 262
S.D.N.Y.,2006.
October 13, 2006

Rule 68 also applies in class actions, where prior to class certification defendant offers plaintiff the maximum amount that plaintiff could recover at trial. See, e.g., Abrams, 719 F.2d at 25; Monsanto Co., 926 F.2d at 598; Greif v. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, 258 F.Supp.2d 157, 159-60 (E.D.N.Y.2003); Ambalu, 194 F.R.D. at 452-53; Weiss, 2002 WL 449653, at *3; Edge v. C. Tech Collections, Inc., 203 F.R.D. 85, 87 (E.D.N.Y.2001); Tratt v. Retreival Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., No. 00-CV-4560 (ILG), 2001 WL 667602, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 23, 2001). These cases uniformly find it proper to dismiss a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction when a plaintiff is offered all that the plaintiff could recover at trial. The “offersâ€
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