Florida Federal Judge: CAFA Jurisdiction Not Defeated By Class Denial

Mealey's (September 29, 2020, 1:35 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A denial of class certification in a lawsuit accusing a hospital of overcharging patients doesn't defeat Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) jurisdiction, a federal judge in Florida ruled Sept. 28, denying the named plaintiff's motion to send his complaint back to state court and determining that his attempt to argue two exceptions under CAFA came more than a year too late (David Day v. Sarasota Doctors Hospital Inc., No. 19-1522, M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177858)....