Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 2, 2019
A new class ascertainability standard
This week the California Supreme Court announced the test for class "ascertainability" under California law: A class is ascertainable when it "defines the class in terms of objective characteristics and common transactional facts that make the ultimate identification of class members possible when that identification becomes necessary."
Jeremy K. Robinson
Partner
Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP
110 Laurel St
San Diego , California 92101-1486
Phone: (619) 238-1811
Fax: (619) 544-9232
Email: jrobinson@cglaw.com
Jeremy is chair of the firm's Motion and Appellate Practice.
On July 29, in Noel v. Thrifty Payless, Inc., 2019 DJDAR 7074, the California Supreme Court announced the test for class "ascertainability" under California law: A class is ascertainable when it "defines the class in terms of objective characteristics and common transactional facts that make the ultimate identification of class members possible when that identi...
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