Federal Judge Finds Class Certification Motion Didn’t Trigger Clock For Removal

Mealey's (October 16, 2019, 1:02 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The removal of a class wage complaint under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) nearly a year after plaintiffs moved for class certification wasn’t untimely as the plaintiffs did not provide the defendant, AT&T Mobility Services LLC, with sufficient facts to properly ascertain the amount in controversy, a federal judge in West Virginia ruled Oct. 15 (Joseph Atkins, et al. v. AT&T Mobility Services, LLC, No. 18-599, S.D. W.Va., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178208)....