—Class Actions Maintainable

An action may be maintained as a class action if the prerequisites of Section 9-7 are satisfied, and in addition: (1) the prosecution of separate actions by or against individual members of the class would create a risk of: (A) inconsistent or varying adjudi- cations with respect to individual members of the class which would establish incompatible stan- dards of conduct for the party opposing the class; or (B) adjudications with respect to individual members of the class which would, as a practical matter, be dispositive of the interests of the other members who are not parties to the adjudications or substantially impair or impede their ability to protect their interests; or (2) the party opposing the class has acted or refused to act on grounds generally applicable to the class, thereby making appropriate final injunc- tive relief or corresponding declaratory relief with respect to the class as a whole; or (3) the court finds that the questions of law or fact common to the members of the class predom- inate over any questions affecting only individual members and that a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy. The matters perti- nent to the findings include: (A) the interest of 194 © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—PROCEDURE IN CIVIL MATTERS