Bernard v. Beneficial Finance Co.

explaining that a court assessing the predominance and superiority requirements "is directed to weigh four non-exhaustive factors" (emphasis added) | "[T]he interests of justice require that in a doubtful case ... any error, if there is to be one, should be committed in favor of allowing the class action." | government commission’s emphasis on “responsibility” was “simply a euphemism for self-censorship” and an “attempt to shift the onus of action against speech from the Commission to the broadcaster” | “[T]he interests of justice require that in a doubtful case ... any error, if there is to be one, should be committed in favor of allowing the class action.” | class of 40 note holders held sufficiently numerous | “a stricter standard” than preponderance of the evidence