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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

May 9, 2019

State high court considers case that may affect many class actions

An appeal over an inflatable swimming pool, argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court, may spill over to affect the viability of consumer and employment class actions across the state.

An appeal over an inflatable swimming pool, argued Wednesday before the state Supreme Court, may spill over to affect the viability of consumer and employment class actions across the state.

The matter presented an unsettled procedural question as to how precisely a putative class representative must identify his potential fellow plaintiffs, and the method by which they could effectively be noticed of the action, before a class can...

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