Perspective
Apr. 1, 2010
Courts Issue Contradictory Class Certification Decisions
Peter Stone and Alexander Lyon of Paul Hastings say reliance and causation issues continue to plague consumer class actions even after Proposition 64 and Tobacco II.
By Peter Stone and Alexander Lyon
Two recent and contradictory class certification decisions of the California Courts of Appeal reveal the thorny questions of reliance and causation that continue to plague consumer class actions even after passage of Proposition 64 and the California Supreme Court's In re Tobacco II Cases decision last year. In both cases, the California Supreme Court vacated prior decisions by the Courts of Appeal and remanded the cases for recons...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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