Court Affirms Refusal To Certify UCL, FAL Claims Related To Pool Size

(December 19, 2017, 1:24 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court on Dec. 4 affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny class certification in a case filed by a consumer who asserted a claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) among other claims, finding that his counsel failed to conduct the appropriate discovery to obtain the necessary facts before filing the motion for certification (Diana Nieves Noel v. Thrifty Payless Inc., No. A143026, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 4)....