Ninth Circuit Rejects Ascertainability as a Requirement for Class Certification Under Rule 23
By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/17
A potent weapon for defending against class actions is the requirement that class members be “ascertainable.” Circuit courts phrase this requirement differently, but at bottom, it is two-fold: (1) the class must be objectively defined and (2) the...
By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP