What is the effect of a district court's failure to decide class certification as early as possible in a class action?
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The following excerpt is from Philip Morris Inc. v. Nat'l Asbestos Med. Fund, 214 F.3d 132 (2nd Cir. 2000):
We have previously noted the onerous effect of failing to decide class certification promptly, finding that a district court's failure to decide class certification "early in the proceedings not only produced below an atmosphere of confusion, but also made our appellate review more difficult." Henry v. Gross, 803 F.2d 757, 769 (2d Cir. 1986).
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