Judge Refuses To Bifurcate Merits And Class Certification Discovery

Mealey's (February 13, 2017, 11:51 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Feb. 9 denied a motion to bifurcate discovery issues in a case filed against lenders in relation to a property inspection, finding that bifurcating the issues could lead to additional disputes as to whether certain discovery requests related to merits or class certification (Thomas Quinn, et al. v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, No. 16-2021, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18351)....