Labor/Employment
Oct. 7, 2015
When courts fail to explain denial of class certification
Not all denials of class certification are treated equally, as one defendant in recently learned.
Gene F. Williams
Senior Counsel
Gordon & Rees LLP
Phone: (213) 270-7831
Email: gfwilliams@grsm.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
Attorneys who defend against class actions know that the most effective and decisive way to beat such a lawsuit is to defeat class certification. A denial of class certification reduces an otherwise large case with significant exposure for the defendant to a single plaintiff (or a small number of plaintiffs), and can then be resolved either with a motion for summary judgment or a modest settlement. However, not all denials of class certification a...
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