Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court,
Appellate Practice
Apr. 20, 2018
Time to rethink limits on appeals by class action objectors
There are good reasons for the California Legislature to revisit the "party aggrieved" standard when it comes to class action objectors.
Ari J. Stiller
Associate
Kingsley & Kingsley APC
16133 Ventura Blvd Ste 1200
Encino , CA 91436
Phone: (818) 990-8300
Fax: (818) 990-2903
Email: ari@kingsleykingsley.com
University of Colorado SOL; Boulder CO
Not long ago, I predicted that the California Supreme Court would reverse Hernandez v. Restoration Hardware and allow class members to appeal when their objections to class action settlements are overruled. (See my previous Daily Journal column, "Simple fix could cut down on class action settlement objections," Nov. 5, 2016.) I smelled a reversal coming because barring objector appeals, as the Court of Appeal did in H...
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