Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jun. 4, 2009
Cutting Class
The Court of Appeal has given practitioners even more landmines to avoid in settling their class actions, writes Vincent Loh.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Vincent Loh Settling class actions is anything but typical. Rule 3.770 of the California Rules of Court conditions dismissal of class actions upon the plaintiff's submission of a declaration explaining the factual basis for the dismissal and any consideration received by the plaintiff. In Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail Inc., 168 Cal.App.4th 116 (2008), the Court of Appeal reversed a class action settlement, despite acknowledgi...
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