9th Circuit Upholds Class Certification In Credit Card Processing Dispute

Mealey's (February 16, 2017, 9:22 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal court did not abuse its discretion in certifying two classes in a lawsuit accusing the lessors of “point of sale” credit and debit processing equipment of scheming to defraud small businesses, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 7 (Just Film, Inc., et al. v. Sam Buono, et al., No. 14-16132, Rainbow Business Services, DBA Prevision Tune Auto Care, et al. v. Sam Buono, et al., No. 14-16133, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 2164)....