1.   A judge must certify the contract.

2.   An Alabama judge has certified a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Shell Chemical Co. and Hoechst Celanese Corp. over allegedly defective polybutylene plumbing.

3.   An Alabama judge this week certified a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Shell Chemical Co. and Hoechst Celanese Corp. over allegedly defective polybutylene plumbing.

4.   Class-action lawsuits are filed by an initial plaintiff who seeks to represent a larger class of people, which a judge must certify.

5.   Last week, a family court judge certified Taylor as an adult.

6.   McGehee said the defendants sought to have the lawsuits thrown out based on the change in the law, but a trial judge certified the class.

7.   The plaintiffs turned down that offer in August when a federal judge certified the class.

8.   Then, the government suggests, the judge should certify both requests to the Supreme Court for decisions.

9.   Two days ago an Alabama judge certified the lawsuit as a national class-action lawsuit, opening the door to thousands of potential plaintiffs.

10.   The judge certifies the finding to the secretary of state, an official of the executive branch.