Named plaintiffs’ differing interpretations of a form contract should not bar class certification, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in a suit against a Pennsylvania third-party energy supplier.
The appeals court relied heavily on state contract law and guidance from other circuits for the conclusion that each individual signatory’s subjective understanding of a form contract should not be a consideration for a court in interpreting such a contract.
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