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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 30, 2007

Barring Class Action

Focus Column - By Dennis F. Moss - An upcoming California Supreme Court verdict will decide the future of class-action protection for nonunion employees.

FORUM COLUMN

By Dennis F. Moss
     
      A few weeks ago, I was a spectator to an extremely high-stakes oral argument in the California Supreme Court. The argument I observed was in the case of Gentry v. Superior Court (Circuit City Stores), S119334.
      The issue I focused on was whether the court would uphold class-action bars in employment contracts. More p...

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