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Civil Litigation

Aug. 26, 2009

Class Confusion

Today, it seems as if every week a new decision emerges regarding class actions.

Aashish Y. Desai

Desai Law Firm PC

3200 Bristol Street #650
Costa Mesa , CA 92626

Phone: (949) 614-5830

Fax: (949) 271-4190

Email: aashish@desai-law.com

University of Houston Law Center; Houston TX

Much has been said and written about class actions. Now that class certification issues are being litigated, rather than resolved through settlement, the law is beginning to take shape. Five years ago when Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court, 34 Cal.4th 319 (2004), was decided by the California Supreme Court, there were no real published appellate decisions giving guidance to trial courts on the standards for class certification, particularly in the wage and hour context. I...

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